Deep Learning-Based Multimode Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensing

As a laser beam passes through a multimode fiber (MMF), a speckle pattern is generated, which is sensitive to temperature, thereby making the MMF a temperature-sensing element. A deep learning technique is employed to the MMF-based temperature sensor, to obtain high-precision temperature sensing. We...

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Main Authors: Luxuan Yang, Xiaoyan Wang, Tong Wu, Huichuan Lin, Songjie Luo, Ziyang Chen, Yongxin Liu, Jixiong Pu
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Xiaoyan Wang
Tong Wu
Huichuan Lin
Songjie Luo
Ziyang Chen
Yongxin Liu
Jixiong Pu
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Xiaoyan Wang
Tong Wu
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Jixiong Pu
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description As a laser beam passes through a multimode fiber (MMF), a speckle pattern is generated, which is sensitive to temperature, thereby making the MMF a temperature-sensing element. A deep learning technique is employed to the MMF-based temperature sensor, to obtain high-precision temperature sensing. We designed an MMF-based temperature-sensing configuration and developed a dual-output Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for predicting both the temperature and the position of the heating point, and we constructed a dataset. It was shown that the location prediction accuracy reached 100%, while the temperature prediction accuracy (within a ±1 °C error margin) was 100% and 95.12% in the two experiments, respectively. The precision of the predicting heating point was less than 1 cm. Different types of MMFs were used in temperature measurements, showing that the accuracy remained quite high. This non-contact, high-precision MMF-based temperature measurement method, driven by deep learning, is suitable for applications in hazardous environments.
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spelling doaj-art-65dbdb6b92e3460baceabfa516baeb852025-08-20T02:59:08ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-04-01259281110.3390/s25092811Deep Learning-Based Multimode Fiber Distributed Temperature SensingLuxuan Yang0Xiaoyan Wang1Tong Wu2Huichuan Lin3Songjie Luo4Ziyang Chen5Yongxin Liu6Jixiong Pu7Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Light Propagation and Transformation, College of Information Science & Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Light Propagation and Transformation, College of Information Science & Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Light Propagation and Transformation, College of Information Science & Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Light Propagation and Transformation, College of Information Science & Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Light Propagation and Transformation, College of Information Science & Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Light Propagation and Transformation, College of Information Science & Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Light Propagation and Transformation, College of Information Science & Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaAs a laser beam passes through a multimode fiber (MMF), a speckle pattern is generated, which is sensitive to temperature, thereby making the MMF a temperature-sensing element. A deep learning technique is employed to the MMF-based temperature sensor, to obtain high-precision temperature sensing. We designed an MMF-based temperature-sensing configuration and developed a dual-output Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for predicting both the temperature and the position of the heating point, and we constructed a dataset. It was shown that the location prediction accuracy reached 100%, while the temperature prediction accuracy (within a ±1 °C error margin) was 100% and 95.12% in the two experiments, respectively. The precision of the predicting heating point was less than 1 cm. Different types of MMFs were used in temperature measurements, showing that the accuracy remained quite high. This non-contact, high-precision MMF-based temperature measurement method, driven by deep learning, is suitable for applications in hazardous environments.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/9/2811convolutional neural networksmultimode fiberstemperature predictionposition predictionspeckle imagingdistributed sensing
spellingShingle Luxuan Yang
Xiaoyan Wang
Tong Wu
Huichuan Lin
Songjie Luo
Ziyang Chen
Yongxin Liu
Jixiong Pu
Deep Learning-Based Multimode Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensing
Sensors
convolutional neural networks
multimode fibers
temperature prediction
position prediction
speckle imaging
distributed sensing
title Deep Learning-Based Multimode Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensing
title_full Deep Learning-Based Multimode Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensing
title_fullStr Deep Learning-Based Multimode Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensing
title_full_unstemmed Deep Learning-Based Multimode Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensing
title_short Deep Learning-Based Multimode Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensing
title_sort deep learning based multimode fiber distributed temperature sensing
topic convolutional neural networks
multimode fibers
temperature prediction
position prediction
speckle imaging
distributed sensing
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/9/2811
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