• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 11, Issue 10, 100603 (2013)
Fangdong Zhu, Dongsheng Zhang, Peng Fan, Litong Li, and Yongxing Guo
DOI: 10.3788/col201311.100603 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
Fangdong Zhu, Dongsheng Zhang, Peng Fan, Litong Li, Yongxing Guo. Non-uniform strain measurement along a fiber Bragg grating using optical frequency domain reflectometry[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2013, 11(10): 100603 Copy Citation Text show less

Abstract

A novel method of measuring non-uniform strain along a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) using optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. This method can overcome the problems of traditional non-uniform strain measurement methods for FBGs, i.e., the likelihood of chirping and multiple peaking in the spectrum when FBG is subjected to inhomogeneous strain fields. Wavelength interrogation is realized by OFDR with a narrow-line-width tunable laser as the optical source. When non-uniform strain distributions along areas adjacent to structural damage are measured by this method, good agreement is obtained between measurements and theoretical simulation results.
Fangdong Zhu, Dongsheng Zhang, Peng Fan, Litong Li, Yongxing Guo. Non-uniform strain measurement along a fiber Bragg grating using optical frequency domain reflectometry[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2013, 11(10): 100603
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