Stable multi-wavelength erbium fiber ring laser with optical feedback for remote sensing

In this work, we demonstrate a stable fiber sensing system for remote temperature measurements, where the sensing element is an array of four fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and sensor interrogation is achieved with a multi-wavelength erbium fiber ring laser. By introducing a feedback fiber loop in a fi...

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Autores: Díaz Lucas, Silvia, Leandro González, Daniel, López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/35955
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/35955
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Erbium-doped fiber (EDF)
Fiber Bragg grating (FBG)
Multi-wavelength lasing
Single-longitudinal-mode (SLM)
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Sumario:In this work, we demonstrate a stable fiber sensing system for remote temperature measurements, where the sensing element is an array of four fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and sensor interrogation is achieved with a multi-wavelength erbium fiber ring laser. By introducing a feedback fiber loop in a fiber ring cavity, four laser emission lines were obtained simultaneously in single-longitudinal mode operation (SLM). The power instability obtained was lower than 0.5 dB with an optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) higher than 50 dB for all the emitted wavelengths. The application of this system for remote temperature measurements has been demonstrated even though the SLM regime cannot be preserved.