A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Optical Signal
2.1. and Spectrums
2.2. and Spectrums
3. Cavity Length
3.1. Minimum Cavity Length
3.2. Maximum Cavity Length
4. Capacity of Frequency-Division Multiplexing
5. Number of Samples
6. Digital Demodulation
7. Numerical Simulation and Discussion
7.1. Parameters and Results
7.2. Discussion
8. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sensor Number | Sensor Parameters | Signal Values |
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Low-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometer 1 (S1) | LFP1 = 4 [mm] | [nm] (Equation (3)) [Ciclos/nm] (Equation (4)) [Ciclos/nm] (Equation (9)) |
LBG = 0.5 [mm] | ||
n = 1.46 | ||
[nm] | ||
Low-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometer 2 (S2) | LFP2 = 8 [mm] | [nm] (Equation (3)) [Ciclos/nm] (Equation (4)) [Ciclos/nm] (Equation (9)) |
LBG = 0.5 [mm] | ||
n = 1.46 | ||
[nm] | ||
Low-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometer 3 (S3) | LFP3 = 16 [mm] | [nm] (Equation (3)) [Ciclos/nm] (Equation (4)) [Ciclos/nm] (Equation (9)) |
LBG = 0.5 [mm] | ||
n = 1.46 | ||
[nm] |
Parameters | Value | Equation |
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1 [mm] | Equation (16) | |
40.2 [mm] | Equation (20) | |
[mm] | Equation (21) | |
40 | Equations (23) and (24) | |
102.47 [Ciclos/nm] | Equation (25) | |
204.95 [Ciclos/nm] | Equation (26) |
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Guillen Bonilla, J.T.; Guillen Bonilla, A.; Rodríguez Betancourtt, V.M.; Guillen Bonilla, H.; Casillas Zamora, A. A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing. Sensors 2017, 17, 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17040859
Guillen Bonilla JT, Guillen Bonilla A, Rodríguez Betancourtt VM, Guillen Bonilla H, Casillas Zamora A. A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing. Sensors. 2017; 17(4):859. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17040859
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuillen Bonilla, José Trinidad, Alex Guillen Bonilla, Verónica M. Rodríguez Betancourtt, Héctor Guillen Bonilla, and Antonio Casillas Zamora. 2017. "A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing" Sensors 17, no. 4: 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17040859
APA StyleGuillen Bonilla, J. T., Guillen Bonilla, A., Rodríguez Betancourtt, V. M., Guillen Bonilla, H., & Casillas Zamora, A. (2017). A Theoretical Study and Numerical Simulation of a Quasi-Distributed Sensor Based on the Low-Finesse Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Frequency-Division Multiplexing. Sensors, 17(4), 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17040859