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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2017

A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing.

José Trinidad Guillen Bonilla, Alex Guillen Bonilla, Verónica M Rodríguez Betancourtt, Héctor Guillen Bonilla, Antonio Casillas Zamora

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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José Trinidad Guillen BonillaComputing and Electronic Departments, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías (CUCEI), University of Guadalajara, Blvd. M. García Barragán 1421, 44410 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. trinidad.guillen@academicos.udg.mx.
Alex Guillen BonillaDepartamento de Ciencias Computacionales, Centro Universitario de los Valles, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ameca Km 45.5, C.P. 46600 Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico. alex.guillen@profesores.valles.udg.mx.
Verónica M Rodríguez BetancourttMaterials Science Graduate School, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías (CUCEI), University of Guadalajara, Blvd. M. GarcíaBarragán 1421, 44410 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. verónica.rodriguez@red.cucei.udg.mx.
Héctor Guillen BonillaMaterials Science Graduate School, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías (CUCEI), University of Guadalajara, Blvd. M. GarcíaBarragán 1421, 44410 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. hectorguillenbonilla@gmail.com.
Antonio Casillas ZamoraComputing and Electronic Departments, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías (CUCEI), University of Guadalajara, Blvd. M. García Barragán 1421, 44410 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. antonio.czamora@academicos.udg.mx.
Universidad de Guadalajara · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The application of the sensor optical fibers in the areas of scientific instrumentation and industrial instrumentation is very attractive due to its numerous advantages. In the industry of civil engineering for example, quasi-distributed sensors made with optical fiber are used for reliable strain and temperature measurements. Here, a quasi-distributed sensor in the frequency domain is discussed. The sensor consists of a series of low-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometers where each Fabry-Perot interferometer acts as a local sensor. Fabry-Perot interferometers are formed by pairs of identical low reflective Bragg gratings imprinted in a single mode fiber. All interferometer sensors have different cavity length, provoking frequency-domain multiplexing. The optical signal represents the superposition of all interference patterns which can be decomposed using the Fourier transform. The frequency spectrum was analyzed and sensor's properties were defined. Following that, a quasi-distributed sensor was numerically simulated. Our sensor simulation considers sensor properties, signal processing, noise system, and instrumentation. The numerical results show the behavior of resolution vs. signal-to-noise ratio. From our results, the Fabry-Perot sensor has high resolution and low resolution. Both resolutions are conceivable because the Fourier Domain Phase Analysis (FDPA) algorithm elaborates two evaluations of Bragg wavelength shift.

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frequency-domain multiplexing and resolution vs. signal-to-noise ratiolow-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometerquasi-distributed sensorsensor simulation

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PMID28420083
PMCPMC5424736
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