• DocumentCode
    338529
  • Title

    Highly sensitive static strain fiber-Bragg grating sensor using an interrogating laser locked to stable atomic lines

  • Author

    Lissak, B. ; Arie, A. ; Tur, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    21-26 Feb. 1999
  • Firstpage
    226
  • Abstract
    Atomic absorption lines provide stable optical frequency references, which can be used to interrogate strain-induced frequency shifts of fiber Bragg gratings. High sensitivity of 1.2 nanostrain//spl radic/Hz at 1.5 Hz is obtained using this novel technique.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; fibre optic sensors; frequency standards; sensitivity; stability; strain sensors; atomic absorption lines; high sensitivity; highly sensitive static strain fiber-Bragg grating sensor; interrogating laser; nanostrain; stable atomic line locked laser; stable optical frequency references; strain-induced frequency shifts; Absorption; Atom lasers; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser stability; Optical reflection; Strain measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-582-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.1999.766391
  • Filename
    766391