Open AccessAll-fiber quasi-distributed polarimetric temperature sensor
Author(s) -
Denis Đonlagić,
Miran Lesic
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.010245
Subject(s) - polarimetry , birefringence , optics , fiber optic sensor , materials science , fusion splicing , optical fiber , temperature measurement , wireless sensor network , atmospheric temperature range , polarization maintaining optical fiber , polarization (electrochemistry) , optoelectronics , computer science , physics , scattering , computer network , chemistry , quantum mechanics , meteorology
This paper presents an all-fiber design of a quasi-distributed polarimetric temperature sensor array that utilizes commercially available single polarization and high birefringence fibers. The modulation depth of temperature induced loss and the operational temperature range of individual sensors in the network are set by the rotational alignment of fibers before fusion splicing and through fine adjustment of the sensing fiber lengths. A practical sensor network was built with sensors that operated in the temperature range from 0 to 100 C. Individual sensors in the network generated temperature dependent loss that changed proportionally from 0.9 to 1.8 dB. With current standard telecommunication OTDRs, more than 20 prototype sensors could be interrogated.