Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 17, 1739020(2025)

Demodulated All-Fiber Curvature Sensor Based on Convolutional Neural Network (Invited)

Haoran Zhuang1,2, Feijie Chen1,2, Xiaojun Zhu1,2、*, and Jicong Zhao1,2、**
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  • 1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Semi. Dev. & IC Design, Package and Test, School of Microelectronics and School of Integrated Circuits, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu , China
  • 2School of Information Science and Technology, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu , China
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    This paper proposes a deep learning-based demodulation method for all-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI). By leveraging convolutional neural network (CNNs) to establish a nonlinear mapping model between transmission spectral curvature and applied curvature, breaking through the dynamic range limitation caused by spectral saturation in traditional demodulation methods. Two intensity-modulated fiber sensors (two-path type and in-line type) are fabricated, demonstrating original curvature demodulation ranges of 0.05747?0.10449 m-1 and 0.02612?0.49106 m?1, respectively. To achieve extended dynamic range demodulation, a Gramian angular field (GAF) encoding technique is introduced to transform one-dimensional spectral signals into two-dimensional images. The CNN regression architecture implements a neural network structure with progressively decreasing neuron counts in fully connected layers, replacing conventional classification output layers to establish nonlinear spectral-curvature mapping. Experimental results demonstrate that under constant maximum sensitivity conditions, both sensor types achieve expanded curvature measurement range of 0?1.5672 m?1, has been increased to 33 times and 3 times the original level, respectively. Validation across four network architectures (ResNet, GoogleNet, etc.) confirm the universality of this proposed method in overcoming traditional spectral limitations in fiber sensing, establishing a novel methodological framework for deep learning-enhanced fiber optic sensing technology.

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    Haoran Zhuang, Feijie Chen, Xiaojun Zhu, Jicong Zhao. Demodulated All-Fiber Curvature Sensor Based on Convolutional Neural Network (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(17): 1739020

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    Paper Information

    Category: AI for Optics

    Received: May. 4, 2025

    Accepted: Jun. 19, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 8, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiaojun Zhu (zhuxj0122@ntu.edu.cn), Jicong Zhao (jczhao@ntu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP251143

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP251143

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