Iterative matrix algorithm for high precision temperature and force decoupling in multi-parameter FBG sensing

作者:Hopf Barbara*; Dutz Franz J; Bosselmann Thomas; Willsch Michael; Koch Alexander W; Roths Johannes
来源:Optics Express, 2018, 26(9): 12092-12105.
DOI:10.1364/OE.26.012092

摘要

A new iterative matrix algorithm has been applied to improve the precision of temperature and force decoupling in multi-parameter FBG sensing. For the first time, this evaluation technique allows the integration of nonlinearities in the sensor's temperature characteristic and the temperature dependence of the sensor's force sensitivity. Applied to a sensor cable consisting of two FBGs in fibers with 80 mu m and 125 mu m cladding diameter installed in a 7 m-long coiled PEEK capillary, this technique significantly reduced the uncertainties in friction-compensated temperature measurements. In the presence of high friction-induced forces of up to 1.6 N the uncertainties in temperature evaluation were reduced from several degrees Celsius if using a standard linear matrix approach to less than 0.5 degrees C if using the iterative matrix approach in an extended temperature range between -35 degrees C and 125 degrees C.

  • 出版日期2018-4-30