• DocumentCode
    1820583
  • Title

    Ultra-sensitive dynamic strain detection by phase-sensitive laser frequency locking to a passive Bragg grating resonator

  • Author

    Chow, Jong H. ; Littler, Ian C M ; McClelland, David E. ; Gray, Malcolm B.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Sci., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a pico-strain sensing technique by remote interrogation of passive Bragg grating Fabry-Perot resonators, based on the Pound-Drever-Hall technique, used for laser frequency locking and signal extraction. It employs radio-frequency phase modulation to derive error signals.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; Fabry-Perot resonators; fibre optic sensors; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical signal detection; phase modulation; strain sensors; Fabry-Perot resonator; Pound-Drever-Hall technique; passive Bragg grating resonator; phase-sensitive laser frequency locking; picostrain sensing technique; radio-frequency phase modulation; signal extraction; ultrasensitive dynamic strain detection; Australia; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Laser noise; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical resonators; Phase detection; Phase frequency detector; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192595
  • Filename
    1498254