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    Area of Science:

    • Optoelectronics
    • Fiber Optic Sensors
    • Metrology

    Background:

    • Accurate strain measurement is critical in structural health monitoring and material science.
    • Traditional strain sensors often suffer from environmental influences like temperature fluctuations, limiting precision.
    • Optoelectronic oscillators (OEOs) offer potential for high-sensitivity sensing applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and demonstrate a high-precision, thermal-insensitive strain sensor.
    • To leverage optoelectronic oscillators (OEOs) for enhanced strain measurement accuracy.
    • To develop a frequency-encoded sensing mechanism with improved sensitivity and reduced environmental drift.

    Main Methods:

    • Two self-starting optoelectronic oscillators (OEOs) were configured in a cross-referencing structure using dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM).
    • Strain information from single-mode fiber was converted into frequency information.
    • Intermediate frequency (IF) mixing of the two OEOs was used to acquire frequency data, exploiting high-order resonant frequency modes for sensitivity.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed strain sensor demonstrated high sensitivity due to the accumulative magnification effect at high-order resonant frequencies.
    • Experimental results showed measurement errors less than ± 0.3 με over a 600 με range, including environmental drift.
    • The cross-referencing OEO structure effectively mitigated environmental influences, particularly temperature variations.

    Conclusions:

    • A high-precision and thermally stable strain sensor based on a dual-OEO configuration was successfully demonstrated.
    • The frequency-encoded approach significantly enhances measurement accuracy and reduces sensitivity to environmental factors.
    • The developed sensor is suitable for quasi-distributed strain measurement systems, paving the way for advanced structural monitoring.