FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXED OPERATION OF FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS USING SUBCARRIER INTENSITY MODULATION

Peter K.C. Chan, W. Jin, M. S. Demokan

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Abstract

We have demonstrated a FDM technique for addressing a FBG sensor array of multiple branches. The technique can be used to multiplex FBG sensors of either identical or different Bragg wavelength but is especially useful for the former case. It was shown that crosstalk between different sensing arms (using different subcarrier frequencies for intensity modulation) would be negligible. Although an array of only two FBG sensors was used in our experiment, the system could support a much larger number of FBG sensors by increasing the branches in the network. The multiplexing capacity can be further increased by fabricating a number of sensors along each fiber branch and by combining with other multiplexing techniques such as WDM and TDM. Work is presently directed at developing low cost intensity modulators and at multiplexing a large number of FBG sensors by combining FDM and WDM techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Fiber Sensors, OFS 1997
PublisherOptica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
Pages464-467
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)1557524858
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1997
Event12th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, OFS 1997 - Williamsburg, United States
Duration: 28 Oct 199731 Oct 1997

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, OFS 1997
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWilliamsburg
Period28/10/9731/10/97

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

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