Title :
Nondestructive calibration of Chirped Fiber Bragg Grating sensors using a fiber-based ultrafast laser
Author :
Sandberg, Richard L. ; McCulloch, Quinn ; Dattelbaum, Andrew M. ; Staggs, Kyle W. ; Rodriguez, George
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Nanotechnol., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA
Abstract :
Chirped Fiber Bragg Gratings (CFBG) sensors are powerful high-speed strain detectors for various applications like traffic monitoring or detonation measurement. Here we present a novel, non-destructive calibration for CFBGs using a femtosecond fiber laser.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; calibration; chirp modulation; detonation; fibre lasers; fibre optic sensors; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam applications; optical fibres; strain sensors; CFBG; chirped fiber Bragg grating sensors; detonation measurement; femtosecond fiber laser; fiber-based ultrafast laser; high-speed strain detectors; nondestructive calibration; traffic monitoring; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
