Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 17, 170632(2019)

Sensitivity Enhancement of Fiber Laser Sensors Using Four-Wave Mixing

Zhe Liu*, Xihua Zou, and Puyu Liu
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  • Center for Information Photonics & Communications, School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611756, China
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    Schematic of experimental setup
    Schematic of light evolution in FWM generation process
    Reflection spectra of grating used in experiment. (a) Reflection spectrum of CFBG; (b) reflection spectrum of PM-FBG
    Output spectral results of experiment. (a) Output spectrum of section A; (b) output spectrum of section A within 50 min; (c) output spectrum of section B; (d) output spectrum of section B within 50 min
    Spectral changes in temperature rising. (a) Output spectra of sensitivity-enhancement device at different temperatures; (b) changes in wavelength difference
    Responses of temperature sensing. (a) Pump wavelength difference Δλp; (b) 1st-FWM wavelength difference Δλ1; (c) 2nd-FWM wavelength difference Δλ2; (d) 3rd-FWM wavelength difference Δλ3
    Package structure of PM-FBG
    Responses of output wavelength to axial strain. (a) Output spectra of system at different strains; (b) λp and λs as functions of axial strain
    Responses of axial strain. (a) Pump wavelength difference Δλp; (b) 3rd-FWM wavelength difference Δλ3
    • Table 1. Temperature sensitivities for four types of wavelength differences and parameters for their fitting curves

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      Table 1. Temperature sensitivities for four types of wavelength differences and parameters for their fitting curves

      Types of wavelength differencesTemperature sensitivity KTp or KTj /(pm·℃-1)R2SSE /10-6
      Δλp-0.62110.99115.210
      Δλ1-1.89900.992043.43
      Δλ2-2.74700.993376.50
      Δλ3-4.32200.996793.77
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Mar. 15, 2019

    Accepted: May. 13, 2019

    Published Online: Sep. 5, 2019

    The Author Email: Zhe Liu (swjtulz1994@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.170632

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