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    Area of Science:

    • Photonics
    • Optical Sensing
    • Signal Processing

    Background:

    • Interrogation of photonic sensor arrays is crucial for various applications.
    • Existing methods often lack speed, resolution, or tolerance to wavelength variations.
    • Fourier Transform (FT) interrogators offer potential for compact and robust sensing solutions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a new, fast, high-resolution method for interrogating photonic sensor arrays.
    • To leverage an integrated FT interrogator for improved performance.
    • To analyze and solve the complex polynomial equations governing the interrogator's output.

    Main Methods:

    • The study models interrogator output voltages as polynomial functions of complex variables.
    • Two methods are proposed to solve these polynomial equations using Gröbner basis computation.
    • High-performance computing (NVidia GPU) is utilized for accelerated processing.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed method achieves processing times of approximately 9 ms for over a million systems of equations.
    • This represents a speed improvement of over two orders of magnitude compared to previous methods.
    • The technique demonstrates a dynamic strain resolution of 1.66 nε/Hz and reduces sensor cross-talk.

    Conclusions:

    • The integrated FT interrogator provides a breakthrough in fast, high-resolution photonic sensor interrogation.
    • The computational approach enables real-time analysis of high-speed sensors.
    • The method offers enhanced performance, including reduced cross-talk and high strain resolution.