Curvature Sensor Based on a Long-Period Grating in a Fiber Ring Resonator Interrogated by an OTDR

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2020

Autores

Magalhaes, R (Autor) Outra; Susana Silva (Autor) FCUP; Frazao, O (Autor) FCUP

Revista

Título: Photonic Sensors

Vol. 10

Páginas: 1-6

ISSN: 1674-9251

Editora: Springer Nature

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ID Authenticus: P-00R-73J

DOI: 10.1007/s13320-019-0398-3

Abstract (EN): The proposed technique demonstrates a fiber ring resonator interrogated by an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR), for intensity sensing. By using this methodology, a cavity round trip time of 2.85 mu s was obtained. For a proof of concept, a long-period grating was inserted in the resonant cavity operating as a curvature sensing device. A novel signal processing approach was outlined, regarding to the logarithmic behavior of the OTDR. Through analyzing the experimental results, an increase in the measured sensitivities was obtained by increasing applied bending. With curvatures performed from 1.8 m(-1) to 4.5 m(-1), the sensitivity values ranged from 2.94 dB center dot km(-1) to 5.15 dB center dot km(-1). In its turn, the sensitivities obtained presented a linear behavior when studied as a function of the applied curvature, following a slope of 0.86x10(-3) dB. The advantages of applying this technique were also discussed, demonstrating two similar fiber rings multiplexed in a series of configurations.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 6