Frequency modulated continuous wave system for optical fiber intensity sensors with optical amplification

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1647-1653

  Perez Herrera, Rosa Ana ^a   Frazão, Orlando ^b,c   Santos, Jose Luis ^b,c   Araújo, Francisco M ^b   Ferreira, Luis A ^b   Baptista, José M ^b,d   Lopez Amo, Manuel ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); Frequency modulated continuous wave; Intensity sensors; Optical amplification; Self referenced sensors

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATING STRUCTURE; ERBIUM DOPED FIBERS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY-MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE; FREQUENCY-MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVES; INTENSITY SENSOR; INTENSITY SENSORS; INTENSITY-BASED SENSORS; INTERROGATION SYSTEM; OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION; OPTICAL AMPLIFICATIONS; OPTICAL INTENSITIES; REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS; SELF-REFERENCED SENSORS; SENSOR RESOLUTION; SENSOR SENSITIVITY;

AMPLIFICATION; ERBIUM; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; REMOTE SENSING; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 70350641529     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2009.2030391     Document Type: Article

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