Abstract
We present a novel fiber Bragg grating array interrogation system wherein all the sensors have the same Bragg wavelength
but different reflectivities. The sensor grating signals are tracked using a multiple–threshold level–crossing network
consisting of reference gratings and are encoded as a series of signal pulses whose amplitudes are proportional to the
reflectivity of the corresponding sensor. Demodulation is achieved by assembling the pulses by virtue of their heights and
temporal order to reconstruct the signals of each sensor. The proposed reflectivity division multiplexing (RDM) method is a
completely passive system that gives a direct readout of the perturbation, ideal for high-speed high-frequency real-time
applications.
Keywords
Fiber Bragg grating array, Reflectivity division multiplexing, Sensor.
Citation
K. V. MADHAV, S. YAMDAGNI, T. SRINIVAS, S. ASOKAN, One-wavelength fiber Bragg grating array interrogation by reflectivity division multiplexing, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 10, October 2008, pp.599-602 (2008).
Submitted at: Aug. 27, 2023
Accepted at: Oct. 2, 2008