Title :
Fiber-bragg-grating force sensor based on a wavelength switching actively mode-locked fiber laser
Author :
Liu, Yunqi ; Chiang, Kin Seng ; Chu, Pak Lim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong
Abstract :
We present an FBG transverse-force sensor based on a wavelength-switching actively mode-locked fiber laser. The output is represented by the time difference between the generated pulses, which is insensitive to temperature changes on the FBG
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; fibre lasers; fibre optic sensors; force sensors; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical switches; FBG transverse-force sensor; active wavelength-switching; fiber-Bragg-grating; mode-locked fiber laser; pulse generation; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Force measurement; Force sensors; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192512
