Distributed Feedback Fiber Laser Rosette for Acoustic Emission Detection

This study aims at providing a practical method in large structure health monitoring. A novel fiber optic rosette based on distributed feedback (DFB) fiber laser for acoustic emission (AE) detection and location is presented. The ultra-narrow line width of the DFB fiber laser will result in high resolution in AE wave detection using a fiber optic interferometric demodulation method. The directivity of the fiber optic rosette is investigated. A rosette with three DFB fiber lasers is tested in the experiment to determine the direction of propagation of AE waves.