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High-Resolution FBG Strain Sensing With DualComb Interrogation and Optimized Signal Processing

McArdle, Conor J., Anandarajah, Prince M. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-7335-8044, Nagar, Malhar A., Wei, Minghao, Kaszubowska-Anandarajah, Aleksandra and Janner, Davide (2025) High-Resolution FBG Strain Sensing With DualComb Interrogation and Optimized Signal Processing. Journal of Lightwave Technology . ISSN 1558-2213

Abstract
In this work, we present a high-resolution strain sensing system based on Dual Optical Frequency Comb (DOFC) interrogation of Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs), employing optimized signal processing methods for both reflection and transmission spectra. Femtosecond (fs) written FBGs with nonuniform profiles with bandwidths of ∼0.5 nm were interrogated using a mutually coherent DOFC generated by externally injected gain-switched lasers (EI-GSL). Different algorithms were used to process the DOFC signal to extract the FBG frequency shifts caused by the various strain increments. Using these approaches, we could detect strains with a sub-µε resolution (0.32 µε), sensitivities ranging from 0.7 - 1 pm/µε, and a dynamic range of 422 µε. These methods increased low-strain sensitivity typical of DOFC interrogation systems, enabling precise monitoring of standard off-the-shelf fs-written FBGs. The DOFC system showed enhanced linearity (R2 ∼0.98) and Figure of Merit (FoM - 2.58/µε) at lower strains than a standard commercial interrogator (R2 ∼0.82 and FoM – 0.88/µε). Our findings highlight the potential of the DOFC-FBG interrogation as a powerful tool for real-time high-resolution sensing applications, ranging from structural health monitoring to biomedical diagnostics.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Dual optical frequency comb, externally injected gain-switched lasers, fiber Bragg gratings, high-resolution strain sensing, signal processing, static strain sensing
Subjects:Business > Electronic commerce
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Official URL:https://ieeexplore-ieee-org.dcu.idm.oclc.org/xpl/R...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:31084
Deposited On:27 May 2025 10:39 by Gordon Kennedy . Last Modified 27 May 2025 10:39
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