A BRAGG GRATING-TUNED FIBER LASER STRAIN SENSOR SYSTEM

被引:123
作者
MELLE, SM [1 ]
ALAVIE, AT [1 ]
KARR, S [1 ]
COROY, T [1 ]
LIU, KX [1 ]
MEASURES, RM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TORONTO,INST AEROSP STUDIES,TORONTO M3H 5T6,ON,CANADA
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1109/68.196025
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The development of a fiber laser sensor system which permits efficient interrogation of Bragg grating sensors is reported. A tunable erbium fiber laser which utilizes a broadband mirror and an intracore Bragg grating reflector in a side-pump configuration is described. The wavelength of the laser oscillation is determined by the Bragg grating, which is remotely located and used as a strain sensor. This arrangement is employed in conjunction with a passive wavelength demodulation system (WDS) to form a self-contained fiber laser strain sensor system, allowing efficient interrogation of the Bragg sensor. This device provides interrupt immune sensing of static and dynamic strains with a resolution of 5.4 muepsilon and a bandwidth of 13.0 kHz.
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页数:4
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