Fully integrated on-chip FBG interrogator for high-accuracy measurement of wavelengths

作者：Zhehan Chen, Yuan Zhuang, Leixin Meng, Jiahe Zhang, Mingfeng Ge, Qing Yang, Liqiang Wang, Wen‐Fei Dong · 发表于：Optics Letters · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1364/ol.507767 · 被引用次数：19 · 研究领域：Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors、Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices、Photonic and Optical Devices

We present the design and fabrication of an on-chip FBG interrogator based on arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) technology. The spectral overlap between adjacent channels in the integrated AWG is significantly enhanced through a combination approach involving the reduction of the output waveguide spacing and an increase in the input waveguide width. As a result of these design choices, our AWG demonstrates excellent spectral consistency, with spectral cross talk exceeding 30 dB. The interrogator seamlessly combining optical and circuitry components achieves full integration and enables a wide range of interrogation wavelengths, including C-band and L-band. With an interrogation range extending up to 80 nm, it theoretically has the capacity to simultaneously interrogate the wavelengths of 20 FBG sensors. Experimental findings demonstrate an absolute interrogation accuracy of less than 2 pm for the fully integrated interrogator. With its compact size, cost-effectiveness, exceptional precision, and ease of integration, the proposed interrogator holds a substantial promise for widespread application in the realm of FBG sensing.