Pattern-recognition-based dual-point fiber temperature sensor using a reliable synthetic database

[EN] We propose to use the nonlinearity in wavelength sweeping of a distributed feedback (DFB) diode laser to generate a reliable synthetic database implemented in a pattern recognition-based fiber sensor. Firstly, the experimentally extracted wavelength-sweeping nonlinearity permits obtaining the t...

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Autores: Esquivel-Hernández, Jonathan, Martínez-Manuel, Rodolfo, Valentín-Coronado, Luis M., Barrera Vilar, David|||0000-0002-1700-6842, Sales Maicas, Salvador|||0000-0001-9457-976X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/220657
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/220657
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Temperature fiber sensor
Fiber interferometer
Nonlinear effect
Pattern recognition
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Sumario:[EN] We propose to use the nonlinearity in wavelength sweeping of a distributed feedback (DFB) diode laser to generate a reliable synthetic database implemented in a pattern recognition-based fiber sensor. Firstly, the experimentally extracted wavelength-sweeping nonlinearity permits obtaining the time-varying tuning rate along the sweeping period. Secondly, this tuning rate is used to simulate a two-point interferometric sensing system under a complete set of temperature variations to generate a reliable synthetic database used to train a pattern recognition algorithm. Thirdly, the trained algorithm is successfully implemented for correctly identifying the experimental sensing signals of a dual-point temperature sensor. In fiber sensor systems employing machine learning algorithms, a huge amount of experimental data is required to ensure accurate pattern classification, which becomes a challenging task. The methodology for generating a reliable synthetic database provides time and resource savings in the lab, without compromising the accuracy of the results. A standard DFB diode laser, wavelength tuned over a few tens of pico-meters, is used as an optical source, and a PIN photodetector is used as an optical detector. A description of the wavelength-nonlinearity extraction approach, a mathematical model of the interferometric fiber sensor, and experimental results confirming the effectiveness of the proposed sensing system are reported. Also, classification results using a database generated without including the nonlinearity effect are presented to highlight the importance of considering this nonlinearity.