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Long-distance fiber optic white-light sensing system with synthetic sources

Rao, Yun Jiang and Jackson, David A. (1996) Long-distance fiber optic white-light sensing system with synthetic sources. In: DePaula, Ramon P. and Berthold, John W., eds. Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors XIV. Proceedings of SPIE . SPIE, pp. 93-100. ISBN 0-8194-2227-4. (doi:10.1117/12.255341) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:18738)

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Abstract

A long-distance fiber-optic white-light displacement sensing system, using a synthesized source generated by combining the outputs from two low coherence sources, is demonstrated. As the wavelengths of both sources are compatible with standard 1.3 micrometer single-mode telecommunication fiber, allowing the peak of the central fringe in interferogram to be determined precisely, a measurement range to resolution of better than 104:1 over a remote distance of 3.3 km has been achieved. Optimum synthetic source is also proposed to further reduce the SNR requirement for identification of the peak of the central fringe. It is expected that such a system could find applications in long-distance, remote, and absolute measurements for quasi-static parameters.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1117/12.255341
Additional information: Proceedings Paper
Uncontrolled keywords: fibre optics; optical fibre sensors; displacement measurement; interferometry
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA165 Engineering instruments, meters etc. Industrial instrumentation
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: F.D. Zabet
Date Deposited: 22 May 2009 15:09 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:56 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/18738 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Rao, Yun Jiang.

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