• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 52, Issue 2, 20220324 (2023)
Feng Lu1, Liang Chen2、*, and Junsheng Zhang3、4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic Engineering, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China
  • 2School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
  • 3School of Information and Communication Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
  • 4Shanxi Key Laboratory of Signal Capturing & Processing, Taiyuan 030051, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20220324 Cite this Article
    Feng Lu, Liang Chen, Junsheng Zhang. Pulse sensor based on cascade grating using silica gel package[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(2): 20220324 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A pulse sensor based on cascaded grating is proposed. Cascaded gratings composed of two fiber Bragg gratings with the same parameters are implanted into the silicone wristband. One fiber Bragg grating is used as a sensing grating to sense the pulse signal, and the other grating is used as a matching grating for demodulation. Because the parameters of the two gratings are exactly the same, their reflection peaks overlap, and the reflection spectrum of the sensor shows a single reflection peak. The pulse signal modulates the strain state of the sensing grating under the action of stress, resulting in the shift of the central wavelength of the reflection peak of the sensing grating, which leads to the change of the reflected light intensity of the sensor. By monitoring the reflected light intensity of the sensor, the measurement and extraction of pulse are realized. In the experiment, the pulse of healthy young and old male subjects, and the same healthy male subjects at 8 am/pm are tested. The results show that the sensor can effectively extract the pulse feature points of different subjects, and the test results are in line with the pulse theory of traditional Chinese medicine. When the ambient temperature changes, the reflection peaks of the two gratings shift in the same direction at the same rate, and the reflected light intensity of the sensor remains stable, so the sensor is not affected by the ambient temperature. In addition, the sensor has the advantages of simple structure, convenient demodulation and low cost. There are potential applications in pulse measurement.
    Feng Lu, Liang Chen, Junsheng Zhang. Pulse sensor based on cascade grating using silica gel package[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(2): 20220324
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