Optical Fiber Sensors is intended as a senior undergraduate / graduate level course that introduces the different types of optical sensor technologies and their applications in metrology, navigation, and structural health monitoring. The learning objectives of the course include: Identify different types of optical sensors and their performance characteristics Analyze a given sensing requirement and design appropriate sensor Realize and implement an optimal sensing solution for a given requirementINTENDED AUDIENCE : Final year UG, and PG students including MS/PhD studentsPREREQUISITES : Introduction to Photonics (preferable)INDUSTRIES SUPPORT : Sterlite Technologies, SFO Technologies, TAG, Forbes Marshall
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1-2:
- Why optical sensors?
- Different types Sensors & Instrumentation metrics
- Optical receiver design; noise issues
- Amplitude Modulated sensors
- Lock-in detection
- Phase modulated sensors
- Phase noise analysis and mitigation; Sensitivity limits
- Wavelength modulated sensors
- Interrogator design, sensitivity limits
- Polarization Modulated Sensors
- Analysis of current sensor
- Distributed Fiber Sensors
- Raman & Brillouin scattering-based sensors
Taught by
Prof. Balaji Srinivasan
