Cryogenic fluid level sensors multiplexed by frequency-shifted interferometry
Applied Optics, Vol. 49, Issue 26, pp. 4898-4905 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.49.004898
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Abstract
We present a liquid level sensing system for cryogenic fluids based on an array of aluminum-coated fiber Bragg gratings written in high-attenuation fibers (HAFs) interrogated by frequency-shifted interferometry (FSI). The sensors are heated up optically through the absorption of light at the core of the HAF sections. The distinct thermal response of sensors in the liquid from that in the gas provides an unambiguous means to detect the liquid level. FSI allows the sensors to have overlapped spectral response, and, therefore, has the potential of accommodating a larger number of sensors in the array. The measurement of liquid nitrogen level using this system was experimentally demonstrated. The successful combination of aluminum-coated HAF Bragg grating sensors and the FSI technique promises a viable solution for liquid level sensor networks at cryogenic temperatures.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics sensors
(060.4230) Fiber optics and optical communications : Multiplexing
(120.3180) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Interferometry
(060.3735) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber Bragg gratings
ToC Category:
Interferometry
History
Original Manuscript: March 15, 2010
Revised Manuscript: June 30, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: July 23, 2010
Published: September 3, 2010
Citation
Fei Ye, Tong Chen, Di Xu, Kevin P. Chen, Bing Qi, and Li Qian, "Cryogenic fluid level sensors multiplexed by frequency-shifted interferometry," Appl. Opt. 49, 4898-4905 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-49-26-4898
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