Radek MARTINEK, Radana KAHANKOVA, Marcel FAJKUS, Vladimir VASINEK, Daniel CVEJN, Jan VANUS, Jan NEDOMA, Marek DVORSKY

Fiber-optic interferometric sensor for monitoring automobile and rail traffic

This article describes a fiber-optic interferometric sensor and measuring scheme including input-outputcomponents for traffic density monitoring. The proposed measuring system is based on the interference in opticalfibers. The sensor, based on the Mach-Zehnder interferometer, is constructed to detect vibration and acoustic responsescaused by vehicles moving around the sensor. The presented solution is based on the use of single-mode optical fibers(G.652.D and G.653) with wavelength of 1550 nm and laser source with output power of 1 mW. The benefit of thissolution lies in electromagnetic interference immunity and simple implementation because the sensor does not need tobe installed destructively into the roadway and railroad tracks. The measuring system was tested in real traffic and ischaracterized by detection success of 99.27% in the case of automotive traffic and 100% in the case of rail traffic.

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