A simple fiber-Bragg-grating sensor system based on a linear-cavity fiber laser

Abstract

A simple fiber-Bragg-grating (FBG) sensor system based on a linear-cavity fiber laser is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The lasing wavelength shift resulting from the temperature variation on this sensing element is discriminated by two FBGs. These two FBGs, acting as wavelength discriminators, are used to increase the real-time measurement range for monitoring the temperature variation. (C) 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.