Abstract
We report here a simple and low-cost technique for extreme strain measurement. The overlapping of a chirped sensor grating with an identical reference device provides a novel mechanism for measuring strain. This system permits a linear relationship between strain and resultant optical power. The maximum sensing range of the system is determined by the bandwidths of the gratings employed. A 20-nm chirped grating facilitates a sensing range up to 20 000 με. This paper also demonstrates an arrangement for multiplexing up to four gratings, which can be rapidly and truly simultaneously interrogated.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5784628 |
Pages (from-to) | 1616-1618 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1997 |
Keywords
- fiber Bragg gratings
- multiplexing interrogation
- optical sensors
- SMART structures
- strain sensing
- temperature