Application of an artificial neural network for simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain

A general analysis of an inserted long-period grating in an air-clad photonic crystal fiber for temperature and strain measurement is presented. The temperature and strain can be detected simultaneously by using an artificial neural network. A simulation study was carried out with the data set generated by using theoretical strain and temperature sensitivities of the long-period gratings. It indicates that the maximum temperature error is 0.04 ◦C in the temperature range from 35 ◦C to 120 ◦C. At the same time, the maximum strain error is 2.7 με in the strain range from 0 to 3000 με.