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A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing
Guillen Bonilla, J.T.; Guillen Bonilla, A.; Rodríguez Betancourtt, V.M.; Guillen Bonilla, H.; Casillas Zamora, A. A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing. Sensors2017, 17, 859.
Guillen Bonilla, J.T.; Guillen Bonilla, A.; Rodríguez Betancourtt, V.M.; Guillen Bonilla, H.; Casillas Zamora, A. A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing. Sensors 2017, 17, 859.
Guillen Bonilla, J.T.; Guillen Bonilla, A.; Rodríguez Betancourtt, V.M.; Guillen Bonilla, H.; Casillas Zamora, A. A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing. Sensors2017, 17, 859.
Guillen Bonilla, J.T.; Guillen Bonilla, A.; Rodríguez Betancourtt, V.M.; Guillen Bonilla, H.; Casillas Zamora, A. A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing. Sensors 2017, 17, 859.
Abstract
The application of the sensors optical fiber in the areas of scientific instrumentation and industrial instrumentation is very attractive due to its numerous advantages. In the industry of civil engineering for example, quasi-distributed sensors made with optical fiber are used for reliable strain and temperature measurements. Here, a quasi-distributed sensor in the frequency domain is discussed. The sensor consists of a series of low-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometers where each Fabry-Perot interferometer acts as a local sensor. Fabry-Perot interferometers are formed by pairs of identical low reflective Bragg gratings imprinted in a single mode fiber. All interferometer sensors have different cavity length, provoking the frequency-domain multiplexing. The optical signal represents the superposition of all interference patterns which can be decomposed using the Fourier transform. The frequency spectrum is analyzed and sensor´s properties were defined. Following, a quasi-distributed sensor was numerically simulated. Our sensor simulation considers sensor properties, signal processing, noise system and instrumentation. The numerical results show the behavior of resolution vs. signal-to-noise ratio. From our results, the Fabry-Perot sensor has high resolution and low resolutions. Both resolutions are conceivable because the FDPA algorithm elaborates two evaluations of Bragg wavelength shift
Keywords
Quasi-distributed sensor; Low-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometer; Sensor simulation; Frequency-domain multiplexing and resolution vs. signal-to-noise ratio
Subject
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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