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A compact all-fiber interrogation technique for Bragg sensors is presented. It is based on the generation of an electric carrier by modulating the coupling length of a wavelength-division multiplexer (WDM). Theoretical and experimental results are presented when both serrodyne and sinusoidal modulations are considered. It is shown that this technique provides static microstrain resolution in measurement intervals larger than some millistrain.

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The interrogation of fiber Bragg grating sensors with multimode laser diodes is theoretically and experimentally analyzed using two different approaches: serrodyne and dithering techniques. It is also demonstrated that by using several laser modes it is possible to enhance the measurement range without compromising sensitivity, (C) 2000 Academic Press.

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An all fiber interrogation technique for Bragg sensors is presented. It is based on generation of an electric carrier by modulating the coupling length of a wavelength division multiplexer. Results are given when both serrodyne and sinusoidal modulation formats are considered.

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An all fiber technique for interrogation of interferometric low-finesse Fabry-Perot cavities is presented. It is based on the modulation of the spectral transfer function of a wavelength division multiplexer. Results are given when both serrodyne and sinusoidal modulation formats are considered.

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Two self-referenced intensity based optical fiber sensors supported on a Michelson sensing head configuration with and without optical feedback are described. Theoretical and experimental studies that demonstrate both sensors are discussed.

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We present a new sensor configuration based on the intrinsic bend sensitivity of Bragg gratings written in D-type fibres. This sensor can be embedded in any layer of a composite material to evaluate curvature in a way independent of axial strain or temperature. It can also be used to measure other parameters such as acceleration, angle or acoustic pressure.