Title :
Apodised fibre Bragg grating arrays for quasi-distributed strain sensing
Author :
Chisholm, K.E. ; Everall, L.A. ; Williams, J.A.R. ; Zhang, L. ; Bennion, I.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Apodised fibre grating arrays are fabricated in order to implement a quasi-distributed strain sensor. Design limitations of such a system are discussed including channel crosstalk, grating bandwidth, and sensor resolution for different apodisation profiles
Keywords :
distributed sensors; fibre optic sensors; optical arrays; optical crosstalk; optical fibre fabrication; strain sensors; apodisation profiles; apodised fibre Bragg grating arrays; channel crosstalk; design limitations; grating bandwidth; quasi-distributed strain sensing; sensor resolution; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Crosstalk; Fabrication; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber sensors; Sensor arrays; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737898
