Abstract
A sensor multiplexing scheme for the simultaneous monitoring of dynamic strain and temperature is presented. The scheme combines low-coherence and wavelength-division signal processing with a serial array of fibre-Fabry-Pérot (FFP) interferometric sensors defined by in-fibre grating mirrors of matched Bragg wavelength. Heterodyne measurements of signal phase from a 39 cm long FFP interferometer result in a dynamic strain resolution of about at acoustic frequencies. Temperature measurements via the induced changes in Bragg wavelength have a sensitivity of about . The cross-talk between the strain and temperature channels is within the system noise.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1837-1839 |
| Journal | Measurement Science and Technology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 1998 |