Simultaneous measurement of strain and temperature using single tilted fibre Bragg grating

Tilted fibre Bragg grating (TFBG) with grating planes tilted at an angle of 3deg corresponding to the fibre axis shows core mode and a large number of cladding-mode resonances in its transmission. Discriminating temperature and strain simultaneously using a single tilted fibre Bragg grating is proposed and demonstrated experimentally. The wavelength shifts of the TFBG in response to temperature and strain are investigated. The results show that the cladding modes and core mode have different strain sensitivities while the temperature sensitivities are equal. So, it is possible to monitor the core-mode resonance and the cladding-mode resonances of the TFBG spectrum, allowing the separation of the temperature and strain induced wavelength shifts.     

基于倾斜光纤光栅及其表面等离子效应的折射率传感比较研究(英文)

介绍了倾斜光纤光栅作为折射率传感器的测量原理,给出它的倾斜角8°与中心波长1550nm的反射谱与透射谱,分析了具有表面等离子的倾斜光纤光栅传感机理。为验证折射率传感的可能性与优点,进行了蔗糖浓度溶液的裸倾斜光纤光栅与镀金的倾斜光纤光栅的折射率测量分析,证明镀金后的表面等离子效应倾斜光纤光栅折射率传感器其灵敏度大大增加。     

Pure Bending Characteristic of Tilted Fiber Bragg Grating

a novel structure of the pure macro- bending sensor based on the tilted fiber Bragg grating （TFBG） is proposed. The TFBG located in the half circle with the different diameters is bent at a constant angle with respect to the tilted grating planes. With the variations of the curvature, the core-mode resonance is unchanged and the transmission power of cladding modes detected by the photodiodes varies linearly with curvature, while the ghost mode changes by the form of two-order polynomial. So we can use the transmission power of ghost mode or other cladding modes to detect bending curvature as shape sensor. From a practical point of view, the sensor proposed here is simple, low cost and easy to implement. Moreover, it is possible to make a temperature-insensitive shape sensor due to the same temperature characteristic between the core mode and the cladding modes.     

Temperature and strain sensing characteristics of the tilted fiber Bragg grating

Theoretical and experimental studies on the tilted fiber Bragg grating (TFBG) temperature and strain sensing characteristics are conducted. The TFBG is stuck to the surface of the beam along the axis direction. When the free end of the beam is forced, both the strain and temperature will induce wavelength shifts. The temperature characteristic of TFBG cladding modes is similar to that of the core mode while the strain characteristics of TFBG core mode and cladding modes are different. A novel method to discriminate the temperature and strain simultaneously is put forward based on TFBG sensing characteristics.     

基于倾斜光纤光栅的温度不敏感振动传感器

提出了一种基于倾斜光纤光栅与多模光纤相结合的温度不敏感振动传感器,其振动传感头是在倾斜光纤光栅与单模光纤之间加入一小段多模光纤所组成。倾斜光纤光栅的反射光谱有布拉格模和包层模两部分组成,其中多模光纤的作用是将倾斜光纤光栅反射包层模耦合到单模光纤的基模。倾斜光纤光栅包层模对外界振动很敏感,通过传感器的包层模平均输出功率完成对外界振动物理量测量。由于采用强度解调的方式,可以大大降低传感器装置的复杂性。实验表明：当传感器温度从20 ℃上升到70 ℃时,传感器的输出平均光功率均方根误差为0.01 μW,其反射光谱平均输出功率影响很小,故可以避免外界温度对测量结果的影响。     

Single-polarisation, single-frequency, 2 cm ytterbium-doped fibre laser

A single-polarisation, single-frequency, ytterbium-doped silica fibre laser has been demonstrated in a 2 cm linear cavity. The output power reaches 35 mW with an optical signal-to-noise ratio greater than 65 dB. A polarisation-maintaining fibre Bragg grating is used as the polarisation-dependent reflector to generate the single-polarisation output with the polarisation extinction ratio greater than 20 dB. The laser works stably for 2 h under laboratory conditions     

Relative Humidity Sensor Based on Tilted Fiber Bragg Grating With Polyvinyl Alcohol Coating

A relative humidity (RH) sensor based on tilted fiber Bragg grating (TFBG) is proposed by utilizing polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as the sensitive cladding film. RH increasing in the PVA coating will result in reduction of refractive index. Due to the TFBG's sensitivity to ambient refractive index, the spectral properties of PVA-coated TFBG are modified under exposure to different ambient humidity levels ranging from 20% to 98% RH. The transmission power of TFBG has different linear behaviors for two different humidity ranges (20%–74% RH and 74%–98% RH), and the sensitivity for each humidity range reaches as high as 2.52 and 14.947 dBm/%RH, respectively. Combining the advantages of optical fiber grating and PVA as a smart material, this design involves simple configuration, low cost, compactness, a small degree of hysteresis, stability, and wide dynamic sensing range as well. Therefore, the sensor could be applied in real-time RH monitoring for normal as well as extremely humid environments.      

基于倾斜光纤光栅的相对湿度传感器

提出了一种基于倾斜光纤光栅(TFBG)的包层上覆盖着聚乙烯醇(PVA)的空气相对湿度传感器,成功实现了对相对湿度在20～98%RH范围内的监测。研究发现,TFBG的透射功率在20～74%RH和74～98%RH2个相对湿度区域内分别呈现不同的线性变化,敏感度分别为2.52 dBm/%RH和14.95 dBm/%RH,并且在高湿度区有更高的敏感性。     

Linear edge and temperature characteristic of tilted fiber Bragg gratings cladding-mode envelope

In this paper, a system of linear edge filter demodulation based on weakly tilted fiber Bragg gratings in fiber sensor was proposed. The linear edge of the cladding-mode envelope and temperature characteristic between cladding modes and core mode of tilted fiber Bragg grating (TFBG) were experimentally investigated. The results show that falling edge (1505–1535 nm) and rising edge (1545–1565 nm) of the cladding-mode envelope is approximately linear and can be used as an edge filter. Moreover, the temperature characteristics of the core mode and cladding modes are similar to FBG’s. It can dynamically compensate the temperature induced wavelength shift of the FBG and the effect of temperature on the demodulated sensing signals is minimized. The advantages of this simple system are an all-fiber design, quasi static and dynamic operation, high stability and lower cost.     

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.     

Highly sensitive twist sensor based on tilted fiber Bragg grating of polarization-dependent properties

The transmission intensity of the tilted fiber Bragg grating (TFBG) is strongly dependent on the polarization properties of the TFBG. The polarization characteristic of the cladding modes can be used for twist measuring. In this paper, a highly sensitive fiber twist sensor is proposed. The transmission intensity on the strong loss wavelength showed a quasi-sin θ changing with the twist angle ranging from 0° to 180° for S- or P-polarized input. A high sensitivity of 0.299 dB/° is achieved, which is almost 17.9 times higher than that of the current similar existing twist sensor. The twist angle can be measured precisely with the matrix.     

基于Bragg光栅的超高消光比SOI波导偏振器设计

波导偏振器是片上集成相干光学系统中的关键器件之一,超高消光比、低损耗、紧凑型波导偏振器的设计一直是研究的热点。基于绝缘体上硅平台的倾斜Bragg光栅被用于实现超高消光比波导偏振器结构。利用一维光子晶体能带理论分别计算TE和TM模式光的能带结构分布,选择TE模式禁带与TM导带重叠带隙设计光栅,可实现TM模式低损传输,而TE模式被Bragg光栅高效反射,从而产生超高偏振消光比。3D FDTD仿真表明:16 μm倾斜Bragg光栅波导偏振器可在中心波长1550 nm附近70 nm的带宽内,实现大于37 dB的超高消光比,器件的损耗小于0.64 dB;进一步增加光栅周期数,当长度为25 μm时,消光比可提高至46 dB。Bragg光栅倾斜角与刻蚀宽度偏差仿真表明:设计的结构加工误差容限较大,同时该结构仅需一次曝光刻蚀,工艺流程简单。     

A novel oil level monitoring sensor based on string tilted fiber Bragg grating

In this paper,we present a novel oil level monitoring sensor based on string tilted fiber Bragg grating(TFBG).The measurement range and sensitivity of oil level monitoring can be modulated via changing the length and number of string tilted fiber gratings.The transmission spectrum of string TFBGs immersed in oil changes obviously with the oil level variation.Experiments are conducted on three 2 cm-length serial TFBGs with the same tilted angle of 10o.A sensitivity of 3.28 dB/cm in the string TFBG sensor is ...     

45°倾斜光纤光栅及其偏振依赖损耗特性研究

利用扫描相位掩模法在光敏光纤上成功写制了45°倾斜光纤光栅, 为了增加光栅的长度, 采用了在同一光纤上连续拼接写制多段倾斜光栅的技术, 提高了45°倾斜光纤光栅的偏振选择特性。对写制的45°倾斜光纤光栅的偏振依赖损耗特性进行了实验研究, 报道了利用45°倾斜光纤光栅作为偏振元件, 实现了掺铒光纤激光器的线偏振稳定输出, 输出激光的偏振消光比达到30 dB, 证明了45°倾斜光纤光栅具有良好的偏振依赖特性, 作为一种新的偏振元件, 具有光纤化、性能高、结构紧凑以及价格低廉的特点, 具有很大的发展潜力。     

Fabrication of triangular fiber Bragg grating based on the one-step method

A new method is presented to fabricate the triangular fiber Bragg grating (TFBG). The fabrication device is simple, only requires a single exposure and does not need to write complicated program. The transfer matrix method is used to design the fiber Bragg grating, and the grating resonant wavelength and the grating reflectivity can be controlled in order to achieve the triangular spectrum. With different fiber tilt angles, the available bandwidth of TFBG, the linearity and the oblique gradient are also different. In the experiment, the angles 1°, 1.5° and 2° are chosen. The results show that the best angle value is 1.5°, and the TFBG has a good linearity, greater gradient and wider available bandwidth.     

Narrow-band rejection filters with negligible backreflection usingtilted photoinduced gratings in single-mode fibers

Suppression of the forward propagating LP₀₁ core mode of >17 dB with <-30-dB backreflection over a narrow wavelength band is demonstrated utilizing a tilted photoinduced Bragg grating in a deep depressed inner cladding single-mode fiber (SMF). Theoretical and experimental results detailing the tilted grating filter performance in matched cladding, depressed inner cladding, and photosensitive cladding SMF's are presented     

Highly linear-polarized external cavity lasers hybrid integrated on planar lightwave circuit platform

We propose and demonstrate, for the first time, a highly linear-polarized external cavity laser (ECL) integrated on planar lightwave circuit (PLC) with an in-PLC polarizer designed to improve polarization extinction ratio (PER). The in-PLC polarizer based on a 45/spl deg/-tilted grating was simply formed in the laser cavity composed of a Fabry-Pe/spl acute/rot laser diode and a Bragg grating. The proposed ECL exhibited a PER value as high as 30 dB and single longitudinal mode oscillation with a high sidemode suppression ratio of 50 dB at 1310 nm.     

Ultra-long-distance fbg sensor system based on spectrum-limited fourier domain modelocking fibre laser with raman pumps

A novel ultra-long-distance (up to 76 km) fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensor system based on a spectrum-limited Fourier domain modelocking fibre laser is proposed. Raman pumps are employed to form a Raman amplifier to compensate the transmission loss of the long fibre and ensure ultra-long-distance sensing. Strain sensing based on such an ultra-long-distance FBG sensor system is demonstrated with a signal-to-noise ratio over 22 dB and a sensitivity of 1.03 pm/muepsiv in the wavelength domain or 18.3 ns/muepsiv in the time domain.     

80nm 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 100Hz. Using FBG sensor, we achieve the temperature sensitivity of 1.8 ℃ and strain sensitivity of 18 με.     

High-extinction-ratio low-loss tightly bent PANDA fibre

The realisation of tightly bent PANDA polarisation maintaining fibre with minimal reduction of extinction ratio and throughput power is described for the miniaturisation of polarisation maintaining fibre circuits. After mechanically side-polishing the bare PANDA fibre, bend diameters as small as 1 mm have been achieved that preserve the fibre s extinction ratio ( 35 dB) with minimal loss ( 0.1 dB).