Multiplexed fiber bragg grating interrogation system using a microelectromechanical fabryperot tunable filter

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 936-943

  Allan, William R ^a,b   Graham, Zachary W ^b   Zayas, Jose R ^c   Roach, Dennis P ^c   Horsley, David A ^d  

^a MERCEDES BENZ AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Microelectromechanical devices; Optical fiber transducers; Strain measurement

Indexed keywords

BRAGG WAVELENGTH; CORRELATION ALGORITHM; FABRY-PEROT TUNABLE FILTERS; FIBER BRAGG; INTERROGATION SYSTEM; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM; MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; MICRO-STRAIN; MULTIPLE STRAINS; OPTICAL FIBER TRANSDUCERS; RMS ERRORS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE; STRAIN SENSORS; TEST SPECIMENS; TUNABLE FABRY-PEROT FILTERS; TUNING RANGES; WAVELENGTH SHIFT;

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSORS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; INSTRUMENT SCALES; MEMS; MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 67849112994     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2009.2024849     Document Type: Article

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