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 ...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.展开更多
Single soliton and compound solitons are described by coupled-mode equation. It is noted that three parameters, which are dimensionless group velocity, normalized frequency, and grating strength, influence formed soli...Single soliton and compound solitons are described by coupled-mode equation. It is noted that three parameters, which are dimensionless group velocity, normalized frequency, and grating strength, influence formed solitons by emulation. The novel designs of parallel and serial multi-grating are advanced, and the compound solitons formed from parallel multi-grating are linear superposition; the compound solitons formed from serial multi-grating are nonlinear superposition, and finally two general formulae are obtained. Furthermore, it is theoretically shown that the compound grating solitons are prominent and flexible signals in optical communication.展开更多
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2012AA041203
文摘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.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40571097)Doctorial Innovative Foundation
文摘Single soliton and compound solitons are described by coupled-mode equation. It is noted that three parameters, which are dimensionless group velocity, normalized frequency, and grating strength, influence formed solitons by emulation. The novel designs of parallel and serial multi-grating are advanced, and the compound solitons formed from parallel multi-grating are linear superposition; the compound solitons formed from serial multi-grating are nonlinear superposition, and finally two general formulae are obtained. Furthermore, it is theoretically shown that the compound grating solitons are prominent and flexible signals in optical communication.
