• DocumentCode
    528176
  • Title

    Fiber-optic vibration sensing system using a VCSEL-powered tilted fiber grating

  • Author

    Huang, Yuheng ; Guo, Tuan ; Lu, Chao ; Tam, Hwa-Yaw ; Wai, P.K.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-9 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    636
  • Lastpage
    637
  • Abstract
    We propose a compact tip-reflection fiber-optic vibration sensing system that uses a lateral-offset tilted fiber grating (TFBG) as sensor head and a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) as light source. Dynamic mechanical vibration measurement up to 200 Hz with signal-to-noise ratio better than 30 dB has been achieved.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; fibre optic sensors; surface emitting lasers; vibration measurement; VCSEL-powered tilted fiber grating; compact tip-reflection fiber-optic vibration sensing system; dynamic mechanical vibration measurement; lateral-offset tilted fiber grating; light source; signal-to-noise ratio; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber sensors; Signal to noise ratio; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Vibrations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
  • Conference_Location
    Sapporo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6785-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5588332