Multiplexed optical fiber sensor system for use in monitoring ventilation in a highway tunnel

Rosly Abdul Rahman; Ramli Abu Hassan; Brian Culshaw; Deepak G. Uttamchandani

doi:10.1117/12.219608

15 September 1995 Multiplexed optical fiber sensor system for use in monitoring ventilation in a highway tunnel

Rosly Abdul Rahman, Ramli Abu Hassan, Brian Culshaw, Deepak G. Uttamchandani

Proceedings Volume 2507, Distributed and Multiplexed Fiber Optic Sensors V; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.219608
Event: European Symposium on Optics for Environmental and Public Safety, 1995, Munich, Germany

Abstract

In this paper, the design of an optical fiber system for the monitoring of ventilation in a high way tunnel is presented. It employs a star topology for the sensing of dust and CO, at four levels of concentrations, 1.0-4.0 mg/cm³ and 100-400 ppm, respectively. A wavelength demultiplexer (employing an interference filter) is used for distinguishing between the signals from the dust/CO subsystems. A time division multiplexing scheme utilizing a single pulse technique is employed in detecting the dust signals. In the CO subsystem, a switching protocol permits the detection of the optical PCM signals from the sensors. A wind speed/dual direction sensor is spatially multiplexed with the above subsystems. A fiber optic system with eight sensor lines representing the dust/CO subsystems together with a single wind sensor line has been proposed. A laboratory model with four sensor lines has been constructed, and results from preliminary evaluation of the system are given.

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Rosly Abdul Rahman, Ramli Abu Hassan, Brian Culshaw, and Deepak G. Uttamchandani "Multiplexed optical fiber sensor system for use in monitoring ventilation in a highway tunnel", Proc. SPIE 2507, Distributed and Multiplexed Fiber Optic Sensors V, (15 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.219608

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