Parallel multiplexing and demodulation of fiber optic strain gauges

T. G. Beck Mason; Tomas Valis; W. Dayle Hogg

doi:10.1117/12.147974

12 July 1993 Parallel multiplexing and demodulation of fiber optic strain gauges

T. G. Beck Mason, Tomas Valis, W. Dayle Hogg

Proceedings Volume 1918, Smart Structures and Materials 1993: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147974
Event: 1993 North American Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, 1993, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Abstract

The use of fiber-optic strain gauges in realistic smart structures applications is contingent on the availability of a number of sensors embedded or adhered to the structure at a cost comparable to that of existing on-board diagnostic sensor systems. The most effective way of implementing such a sensor topology is to share the most expensive components of the system among many sensors. A cost-intensive component in a fiber-optic strain gauge system is the laser diode and its associated drive electronics. Parallel multiplexing allows many gauges to share a common source. Design and performance issues related to parallel multiplexed fiber Fabry-Perot strain gauge systems are discussed. A commercial four-channel parallel multiplexed strain gauge system is described.

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T. G. Beck Mason, Tomas Valis, and W. Dayle Hogg "Parallel multiplexing and demodulation of fiber optic strain gauges", Proc. SPIE 1918, Smart Structures and Materials 1993: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation, (12 July 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147974

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