Analytical modeling of power detection-based interrogation methods for fiber Bragg grating sensors for system optimization

作者：Wild Graham^*; Richardson Steven

来源：Optical Engineering, 2015, 54(9): 097109.

DOI：10.1117/1.OE.54.9.097109

• analytical modeling
• fiber Bragg gratings
• fiber optic sensing
• interrogation systems
• optical fiber sensing

We present an analytical model to investigate power detection-based interrogation methods for optical fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. This model is used to facilitate the optimization of interrogation systems in terms of sensitivity and dynamic range. In general, power detection methods are passive intensity-based interrogation schemes, where the spectral shift in the FBG due to the applied measurand is converted into a change in optical power due to the spectral properties of the light source. The analytical model developed herein assumes that the FBG and light source are Gaussian shaped. As such, the filtering of the light source by the FBG results in the reflection of a Gaussian spectrum governed by the properties of both the light source and FBG. The further investigation of the model has enabled analytical expressions to be developed for the sensitivity and dynamic range of the different power detection methods considered. The different power detection methods investigated include linear edge source and narrow bandwidth source (utilizing the reflected component, transmitted components, and both the transmitted and reflected components). Results show how the dynamic range and sensitivity of the power detection methods vary for different FBG sensor widths and different light source properties, specifically the width and optical power. This facilitates a direct comparison between the interrogation methods and also enables system optimization based on either a given light source or FBG.

• 出版日期2015-9