Title :
Low Power, High Sensitivity Temperature Sensor Using Fiber Bragg Gratings and VCSEL
Author :
Mateus, Carlos F R ; Barbosa, Carmem Lucia
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Estudos Avancados, Sao Jos Dos Campos
Abstract :
The new temperature/strain sensor system consists of a VCSEL, optical circulator, fiber with Bragg gratings at different wavelengths, and pin detectors. It has broad dynamic range, consumes low power, and can cover long distances
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; fibre optic sensors; optical circulators; strain sensors; surface emitting lasers; temperature sensors; VCSEL; fiber Bragg grating; fiber sensor; optical circulator; pin detector; strain sensor; temperature sensor; Bragg gratings; Detectors; Fiber gratings; Laser tuning; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; fiber bragg grating; fiber sensor; tunable vcsel;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279128
