用于FBG解调的AWG芯片的设计、仿真与制备

设计、仿真并制备了一种用于光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)解调的阵列波导光栅(AWG)芯片。该芯片基于SOI衬底进行制备,并在AWG的输入/输出波导、阵列波导与平板波导之间采用双刻蚀结构进行优化。经仿真,该AWG的插入损耗为1.5dB,串扰小于 -20dB,3dB带宽为1.5nm。优化后的AWG芯片采用深紫外光刻技术、电感耦合等离子体等技术制备。经测试,该AWG的插入损耗为3dB,串扰小于 -20dB,3dB带宽为2.3nm。搭建了基于该AWG的解调系统,解调实验结果表明,该系统在0.8nm范围内的解调精度可达11.26pm,波长分辨率为6pm。     

Interrogation of a Long-Period Grating Sensor by a Thermally Tunable Arrayed Waveguide Grating

An interrogation technique for a long-period grating (LPG) sensor is studied theoretically and experimentally. By employing a thermally tunable arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), the center wavelength of the LPG sensor is successfully measured using the linear temperature dependence of the AWG transmission wavelengths. Initial results show that the proposed interrogation technique can provide a resolution of 1 pm and interrogation range of 25 nm. Furthermore, this technique has the potential of being packaged into a low-cost and compact-size device.      

Fast optical wavelength interrogator employing arrayed waveguide grating for distributed fiber Bragg grating sensors

A new type of interrogator for distributed fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors that employs an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) is proposed and its operating features are in detail investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The remedy for achieving the linear characteristics of wavelength detection as well as for insuring the reliable and environmentally stable operation of interrogation is proposed and its usefulness is demonstrated in good agreement with the experimental results. The developed interrogator consists of a fully passive, small, all-solid, rugged optical IC and can detect wavelengths of a great number of FBG sensors with high precision better than 0.5 pm and high speed.     

基于3×3耦合器的马赫-曾德尔干涉仪的光纤光栅波长解调技术

介绍了一种基于3×3和2×2光纤耦合器构成的非平衡马赫-曾德尔干涉仪的波长解调方案。理论分析和数据对比表明,相对于由两个2×2光纤耦合器构成的马赫-曾德尔干涉仪,本干涉仪具有宽谱的灵敏度、能跟踪波长的变化方向和相位展开的优点。实验方案用于测量固定在悬臂梁上的传感光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)的峰值波长变化,获得了±1 pm的静态波长解调精度,在10 Hz处的动态分辨率为27 n/εHz。相位展开算法使得应变测量范围达到了2014με,对应的相位变化为3.22π。     

Modeling and performance analysis of a fiber Bragg gratinginterrogation system using an acousto-optic tunable filter

The performance of a fiber grating interrogation system using an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) is analyzed. An equivalent linear circuit is presented to describe the system, which tracks the wavelength of a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor in a FBG sensor array. From the model, the tracking resolution of a shot-noise-limited system has been determined for both transmissive and reflective interrogation of FBGs. An optimum ratio between the bandwidths of the FBG and the AOTF has been derived. Experimental results of a tracking system are presented to validate the theoretical predictions. The theory should also be suitable for interrogation systems using other forms of tunable bandpass filters for tracking the FBG wavelength     

金属环封装低频光纤布拉格光栅振动传感系统研制

研制了一种金属环封装的单柱体芯轴式光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)振动传感器,搭建了基于非平衡迈克耳逊干涉仪相位载波调制(PGC)解调技术的FBG振动传感器解调系统,实现了低频振动信号的高精度实时解调,并分析了各参数对传感器谐振频率和灵敏度等特性的影响。实验结果表明,研制的FBG振动传感器谐振频率为388Hz,在10～200Hz频率范围内,传感器的加速度灵敏度约为81pm/g,且加速度响应平坦,起伏小于1dB,与理论分析结果基本一致。研制的振动传感器可实现200Hz以下低频振动信号的实时检测,解调系统的波长检测精度为1.07×10-3 pm,最小可检测加速度为1.3×10-5 g。     

A large-scale AWG-based single-hop WDM network using couplers with collision avoidance

Single-hop wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks based on a central arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) have attracted a great deal of attention as a solution for metropolitan area network applications because they can achieve high throughput with reduced cost due to the periodic wavelength-routing property of the AWG. Unfortunately, scalability is a significant problem in an AWG-based single-hop WDM network because the number of transceivers required at each node is equal to the total number of nodes. This problem can be solved by providing optical couplers between the AWG and the nodes and by aggregating multiple nodes before connecting to the AWG. In this case, however, packet collisions at the couplers will seriously increase the packet network delay. Therefore, we propose a novel AWG-based single-hop WDM network in which an autonomic collision avoidance mechanism is introduced in the couplers. We derive the optimum number of couplers for this architecture. Through numerical study, we clarify that the proposed network architecture can reduce the total network cost dramatically.     

FBG传感信号数字化可调谐F-P滤波器解调技术研究

为进一步提高光纤光栅(FBG)解调系统的性能,提出并实现了基于FPGA逻辑控制的可调谐F-P滤波(TFFP)FBG传感数字化解调系统.重点介绍基于TFFP解调技术的工作原理,并给出了此解调系统硬件设计的系统框图.解调实验结果表明,通过与光谱仪的测量数据比较,此解调系统达到了预期的目标,经标定后系统的分辨率达1 pm,动...     

Extended range interrogation of wavelength division multiplexed fibre Bragg grating sensors using arrayed waveguide grating

A technique for interrogating multiplexed fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors using an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) is described. The approach considerably extends the sensing range from that achieved previously, while providing a strain resolution of 17n/spl epsiv///spl radic/Hz at 30 Hz.     

基于长周期光纤光栅线性边缘滤波的地震波解调系统

设计一种针对地震波信号的解调系统,讨论了长周期光纤光栅（LPFG）制作时参数的控制方法,选用边缘特性良好的LPFG做线性边缘滤波器,在1 550.35~1 553.14 nm间具有0.998 96的线性拟合度,功率灵敏度达1.692 dBm/nm。在信号处理中,采用参考光路与滤波光路比较,消除本底信号的影响;利用Lab...     

Optical delay line employing an arrayed waveguide grating in fold-back configuration

A novel optical delay line (ODL) using an arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) in fold-back configuration is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. This fold-back configuration offers crosstalk reduction and loss-imbalance as compared with previously reported loop-back AWG-based ODL. The experimental results show that different highly accurate delays can be obtained with a single AWG over a huge modulation bandwidth (2-18 GHz).     

Demonstration of over 128-gb/s-capacity (12-User/spl times/10.71-gb/s/user) asynchronous OCDMA using FEC and AWG-based multiport optical encoder/decoders

For the first time, an arrayed-waveguide-grating (AWG)-based multiport optical encoder/decoder (E/D) and forward-error-correction (FEC) technique are applied in an optical code-division multiple-access (OCDMA) system. The AWG-based OCDMA E/D with high power contrast ratio between auto-/cross-correlation can significantly suppress the interference noises in an asynchronous OCDMA system without using ultralong optical codes and optical thresholder. A 12-user 10.71-Gb/s asynchronous OCDMA experiment has been successfully demonstrated to transmit ITU-T G.709 OTN frames including FEC.     

基于实时校准技术的光纤光栅传感解调系统

报道了一种采用实时校准技术的数字化光纤光栅传感解调方案。解调系统利用锯齿波电压信号和数字相位同步信号控制可调谐光纤法布里一珀罗(TFFP)滤波器，对光纤光栅传感器阵列进行扫描式寻址，同时采用非测量环境中的参考光栅和数字温度计提供精确的参考波长，并由高速数字信号处理器(DSP)实时校准滤波器的波长读取值，很好地消除了滤波器渊谐的温度漂移、非线性和蠕动性引起的测量误差。结果表明，实验系统的波长寻址范围为1520～1570nm，扫描频率为100Hz，波长测量分辨率为5pm，应变测量分辨率为4．13με。     

MZI-based wavelength interrogation system with tunable-FBG

We proposed a scheme of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor interrogation system based on all fiber Mach-Zehnder Interfer- ometer (MZI) edge filter and tunable-FBG. The equal power signals from FBG sensor and tunable FBG are coupled into port 1 and port 2 of MZI respectively. The experimental results show that the interrogation precision of the proposed system is 0.02 nm in a range of 1nm. Furthermore, the precision can be improved by adjusting the two interference arms of the filter.     

一种新的光纤布拉格光栅波长移位检测技术

提出了一种利用全光纤非平衡Mach Zehnder干涉仪作为边缘滤波器进行光纤布拉格光栅 (FBG)波长移位检测的方案。这种边沿滤波器具有梳状的滤波特性 ,且其两输出臂滤波特性互补。利用其一对滤波边沿 ,可以将被测光栅的波长信息转化为功率信息进行检测。在制作时 ,通过适当改变干涉臂长差可方便地调整测量范围和检测分辨率 ,具有较大的灵活性。以两种不同的比较运算的方法消除系统功率起伏对测量结果的影响 ,都得到了较好的结果。采用该检测方案进行了光纤布拉格光栅温度传感实验 ,得到了± 10 pm的波长测量精度。     

Ultrafast and Precise Interrogation of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Based on Wavelength-to-Time Mapping Incorporating Higher Order Dispersion

An interrogation scheme based on wavelength-to-time mapping to achieve ultrafast, high-precision, and large dynamic range interrogation of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The wavelength-to-time mapping, also called temporal self-imaging effect, is realized in the optical domain, using a dispersive element that has a large group velocity dispersion. For a practical dispersive element, higher order dispersions exist, which makes the wavelength-to-time mapping nonlinear. Thus, an interrogation system based on wavelength-to-time mapping without considering the high-order dispersion would reduce the interrogation accuracy. In this paper, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, a mathematical model that incorporates higher order dispersion to achieve an accurate wavelength-to-time mapping is developed, which is then verified by a numerical simulation. An FBG-based strain sensor interrogated based on the developed wavelength-to-time mapping scheme is experimentally investigated. The system has a sampling speed of 48.6 MHz, a dynamic range as large as 20 nm, and a sensing accuracy as high as 0.87 $mu varepsilon$ for a single-shot measurement.      

Shear Strain Influence on Fiber Bragg Grating Measurement Systems

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors have become commercially available sensors for the measurement of temperature, strain, and many other quantities. One interesting application is the embedding of these sensors, during which shear strains can arise inside the sensor. As we have recently demonstrated by a full-tensor coupled-mode analysis, shear strains do influence the spectral response of fiber Bragg sensors, and thus have to be considered. In this paper, we use the theory behind this analysis to compute the direct influence of shear strains on the output of a FBG measurement system, and show cases where shear strain effects are relevant. Furthermore, we compare the sensitivity of different interrogation algorithms toward shear strain influences on the measurement system output. To model the experimentally relevant unpolarized light sources, we derive a model using the monochromatic waves of coupled-mode theory. We apply the unpolarized light to the FBG shear strain problem and show that for unpolarized light, shear strain has to be taken into account as well. We find absolute measurement errors in the range of 100 pm. For typical normal strain measurements, this would be of an order of 10% of relative error.     

800 nm FBG sensing interrogation system based on tilted FBG

An 800 nm band fiber Bragg grating sensing interrogation system using tilted FBG as the core wavelength division component is presented. A charge coupled device (CCD) linear array is put on the focal plane of the lens to detect the light. TFBG is used to tap light out of the fiber core to fiber cladding. The sensing wavelength is 795 to 830 nm,with accuracy of 20 pm and scan speed 100 Hz. Using FBG sensor,we achieve the temperature sensitivity of 1.8 ℃ and strain sensitivity of 18 με.     

高分辨率光纤光栅温度传感器的研究

报道了一种具有高分辨率和高效且价廉的解调系统的光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)温度传感器.提出了光纤光栅的金属槽封装技术,以提高传感光栅的温度灵敏性.研究了金属槽封装光栅的温度灵敏性,理论分析和实验结果表明,封装光栅的温度灵敏系数比普通裸光栅提高了3.6倍.系统利用一长周期光栅(LPG)作为线性滤波器,宽带光源经此长周期光栅调制后入射到传感光栅,可解调布拉格传感光栅的波长位移.理论分析与实验结果一致,系统可达到的温度分辨率为0.02℃.     

基于长周期光栅滤波的光栅解调系统

基于长周期光栅的边缘滤波特性,设计了一种光纤布拉格光栅的传感解调系统,适用于布拉格光栅的静态和动态解调。系统实现了3.5 nm范围内的线性解调,波长灵敏度为0.092 nm-1,波长分辨率可以达到0.01 nm。振动测量中检测信号稳定,测量频率误差在1%以内。针对长周期光栅对温度和弯曲敏感的问题,采用了适当的温度补偿和封装技术,使长周期光栅的温度漂移系数从112 pm/℃下降到45 pm/℃,显著提高了系统的稳定性。