Multiplexed Sensing Systems Utilising All Fibre Ring Resonators

F. Farahi; N. Takahashi; J.D. C. Jones; D. A. Jackson

doi:10.1117/12.949288

23 February 1989 Multiplexed Sensing Systems Utilising All Fibre Ring Resonators

F. Farahi, N. Takahashi, J.D. C. Jones, D. A. Jackson

Proceedings Volume 1011, Fiber Optic Sensors III; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949288
Event: 1988 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1988, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

We describe a number of multiplexing techniques which may be used for fibre optic sensors in which the sensing element is a ring resonator. The basic optical unit comprises a sensing ring resonator connected to a second interrogating ring resonator of nearly equal length, and illuminated by a source of short coherence length. Using such an arrangement, the high finesse of the ring resonator may be exploited to yield a sensor of increased sensitivity over that obtainable with a two-beam interferometer. A number of such units may be combined to form an array, using coherence multiplexing techniques. When a high coherence source is used, then multiplexing may be accomplished using frequency division techniques. However, in this case, the resonators must have low finesse, in order to avoid cross-talk. We also show that when a source of moderate coherence length is used, it is possible to use both frequency division and coherence multiplexing simultaneously, with the potential of realising a large sensor array.

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F. Farahi, N. Takahashi, J.D. C. Jones, and D. A. Jackson "Multiplexed Sensing Systems Utilising All Fibre Ring Resonators", Proc. SPIE 1011, Fiber Optic Sensors III, (23 February 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949288

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