• DocumentCode
    1562744
  • Title

    Chirped fiber optic Bragg grating interrogator for a Bragg grating strain sensor

  • Author

    Chtcherbakov, A.A. ; Swart, P.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Rand Afrikaans Univ., Auckland Park, South Africa
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    227
  • Abstract
    We propose a chirped Bragg grating interrogator for a uniform Bragg grating sensor. The wavelength of light reflected by the sensing grating is a function of strain. The position within the chirped Bragg gating the light is reflected from is a function of its wavelength. We determine this position by amplitude modulating the light source and measuring the phase of the reflected light and thus determine the value of the strain.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; chirp modulation; fibre optic sensors; strain sensors; Bragg grating strain sensor; chirped fiber optic Bragg grating interrogator; Amplitude modulation; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Phase modulation; Strain measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7289-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFS.2002.1000543
  • Filename
    1000543