Abstract
A novel (to our best knowledge) optical fiber strain sensor using a fiber ring resonator based on frequency comb Vernier spectroscopy is proposed and demonstrated. A passively mode-locked optical fiber laser is employed to generate a phased-locked frequency comb. Strain applied to the optical fiber of the fiber ring resonator can be measured with the transmission spectrum. A good linearity is obtained between displacement and the inverse of wavelength spacing with an of 0.9989, and high sensitivities better than within the range of 0 to are achieved. The sensitivity can be proportionally improved by increasing the length of the optical fiber ring resonator.
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