Magnetic Field Sensing with Fiber Bragg Gratings Using Optical Carrier-Based Microwave Interferometry and Vernier Effect

Hui Chen; Shiyi Cai; Pufeng Gao; Beilei Wu; Jianyong Zhang; Yan Liu; Fengping Yan; Desheng Chen; Han Zhang; Muguang Wang

doi:10.3788/AOS250755

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 11, 1106001(2025)

Magnetic Field Sensing with Fiber Bragg Gratings Using Optical Carrier-Based Microwave Interferometry and Vernier Effect

Hui Chen¹, Shiyi Cai¹, Pufeng Gao¹, Beilei Wu¹, Jianyong Zhang¹, Yan Liu¹, Fengping Yan¹, Desheng Chen², Han Zhang³, and Muguang Wang^1、*

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¹Key Laboratory of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network, Ministry of Education, Institute of Lightwave Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

²School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China

³Noise and Vibration Laboratory, Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100191, China

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Hui Chen, Shiyi Cai, Pufeng Gao, Beilei Wu, Jianyong Zhang, Yan Liu, Fengping Yan, Desheng Chen, Han Zhang, Muguang Wang. Magnetic Field Sensing with Fiber Bragg Gratings Using Optical Carrier-Based Microwave Interferometry and Vernier Effect[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(11): 1106001

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Mar. 17, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 13, 2025

Published Online: Jun. 24, 2025

The Author Email: Muguang Wang (mgwang@bjtu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS250755

CSTR:32393.14.AOS250755

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