Fiber Optic Bragg Grating Demodulator and Sensor Incorporating Same

Abstract

A tapped Bragg grating is used to demodulate optical signals reflected by fiber optic Bragg gratings in a sensor in which the line spacings in the fiber optic Bragg gratings vary in response to a mechanical stress. A light detector, or light detector array is used to detect variation in the angular pattern of the light scattered by the tapped Bragg grating. Arrangements of mirrors, or alternatively arrangements of lenses, are used to concentrate the scattered light toward the light detectors and to enhance the angular changes in the scattered light.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1997
Accession Number
ADD019841

Entities

People

  • Ignacio M. Perez
  • Thomas F. Bibby Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Bragg Gratings
  • Composite Materials
  • Demodulators
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Light Sources
  • Linear Arrays
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Fibers
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects