A low-cost multimode fiber Bragg grating sensor system

Tongyu Liu, Daorui Wang, Rasool Raenaei, Xianfeng F. Chen, Lin Zhang, Ian Bennion

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Abstract

A low-cost fiber optic sensor system based on multimode fiber and an LED light source is presented. A multimode fiber Bragg grating (MMFBG) element is used as a strain sensor. In a matched grating scheme, a MMFBG similar to the sensing one was used as a reference in the receiving unit. For detection of large wavelength shift we demonstrated the feasibility of MMFBG wavelength detection using a single mode fiber fused coupler edge filter. The high cost normally associated with wavelength interrogators for single mode fiber FBG sensors was overcome by the utilization of a low cost multimode fiber pigtailed LED light source. The multimode fiber sensing system has the potential of maintaining much of the advantages of its single mode FBG sensor system counterparts. The MMFBG sensing schemes could be used for short distance, high sensitivity, high speed, strain, temperature and acoustic sensing applications.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced sensor systems and applications II
EditorsYun-Jiang Rao, Osuk Y. Kwon, Gang-Ding Peng
PublisherSPIE
Pages54-61
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Nov 2004
EventAdvanced Sensor Systems and Applications II - , United Kingdom
Duration: 28 Feb 2005 → …

Publication series

NameSPIE proceedings
PublisherSPIE
Volume5634
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceAdvanced Sensor Systems and Applications II
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
Period28/02/05 → …

Bibliographical note

Tongyu Liu ; Daorui Wang ; Rasool Raenaei ; Xianfeng Chen ; Lin Zhang and Ian Bennion, "A low-cost multimode fiber Bragg grating sensor system", Proc. SPIE 5634, Advanced Sensor Systems and Applications II, 54 (February 28, 2005); doi:10.1117/12.576055.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.576055

Keywords

  • low-cost fiber optic sensor system
  • multimode fiber
  • LED light source
  • multimode fiber Bragg grating
  • MMFBG
  • strain sensor
  • detection
  • wavelength shift
  • wavelength detection
  • single mode fiber fused coupler edge filter
  • wavelength interrogators
  • single mode fiber FBG sensors
  • multimode fiber pigtailed LED light source
  • multimode fiber sensing system

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