Coherence multiplexing of fiber-optic interferometric sensors

J Brooks, R Wentworth, R Youngquist… - Journal of Lightwave …, 1985 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a method of multiplexing several optical signals onto a single spatial
channel (eg, a single-mode fiber) using a short coherence length continuous wave light …

Theoretical noise performance of coherence-multiplexed interferometric sensors

RH Wentworth - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 1989 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
If a number of fiber-optic interferometric sensors are arranged so that their outputs are
returned to the user via a common optical bus, then some method of distinguishing the …

Passive multiplexing system for fiber-optic sensors

AR Nelson, DH McMahon, RL Gravel - Applied optics, 1980 - opg.optica.org
A multiplexing technique is described that requires no electrical power at the sensor
locations and allows the signals from many sensors to be carried on a single optical fiber …

Interferometric sensors using internal fiber mirrors

CE Lee, HF Taylor - Optical Fiber Sensors, 1988 - opg.optica.org
Cost has thus far been a major barrier to the realization of practical interferometric fiber
sensor systems. Multiplexing techniques which allow the operation of several sensors with a …

Time-domain addressing of remote fiber-optic interferometric sensor arrays

J Brooks, B Moslehi, B Kim… - Journal of lightwave …, 1987 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes and analyzes a particular application of high duty-cycle time-division
multiplexing to the separation and identification of signals from an interferometric sensor …

Characteristics of laser diodes for interferometric use

Y Ning, KTV Grattan, BT Meggitt, AW Palmer - Applied optics, 1989 - opg.optica.org
Low-coherence-length light from laser diode sources has applications in extending the
useful range of interferometric fiber optic sensors. The characteristics of two commercial low …

Recent progress in fibre optic low-coherence interferometry

YJ Rao, DA Jackson - Measurement Science and Technology, 1996 - iopscience.iop.org
A review of recent progress in signal processing, sensor developments and multiplexing
techniques for fibre optic low-coherence interferometry is presented, with an emphasis on …

Time-division multiplexing of interferometric fiber sensors using passive phase-generated carrier interrogation

AD Kersey, A Dandridge, AB Tveten - Optics letters, 1987 - opg.optica.org
The multiplexing and demodulation of interferometric sensors using a time-division/phase-
generated carrier approach is described. The scheme uses slightly unbalanced …

Large-scale multiplexing of interferometric fiber-optic sensors using TDM and DWDM

GA Cranch, PJ Nash - Journal of lightwave technology, 2001 - opg.optica.org
This paper describes multiplexing schemes for interferometric fiber sensors based on time-
division multiplexed and dense wavelength-division multiplexing using optical add/drop …

Coherent optical-fibre sensors with modulated laser sources

IP Giles, D Uttam, B Cylshaw, DEN Davies - Electronics Letters, 1983 - IET
Coherent optical-fibre sensing based on environmentally induced phase modulation can be
extremely sensitive, but interferometric detection limits dynamic range. This letter examines …