• DocumentCode
    839339
  • Title

    Extended range interrogation of wavelength division multiplexed fibre Bragg grating sensors using arrayed waveguide grating

  • Author

    Norman, D.C.C. ; Webb, D.J. ; Pechstedt, R.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1714
  • Lastpage
    1716
  • Abstract
    A technique for interrogating multiplexed fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors using an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) is described. The approach considerably extends the sensing range from that achieved previously, while providing a strain resolution of 17nε/√Hz at 30 Hz.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; arrayed waveguide gratings; fibre optic sensors; wavelength division multiplexing; 30 Hz; AWG; FBG sensors; WDM fibre Bragg grating sensors; arrayed waveguide grating; extended range sensor interrogation; sensing range extension; strain resolution; wavelength division multiplexed fibre sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20031093
  • Filename
    1251534