Towards inline spatially resolved temperature sensing in thermal ablation with chirped fiber Bragg grating

Abstract

We investigate the theory and feasibility of an inline spatially resolved temperature sensor, suitable for thermal ablation monitoring. The sensor is based o a chirped fiber Bragg grating (CFBG). The CFBG is modelled as a chain of Bragg gratings, each sensitive to local temperature variations. By using a combination of iterative and statistical optimization techniques, it is possible to use demodulate the CFBG, in case of a Gaussian-like spatial temperature profile. A feasibility test based on CFBG simulation shows that the CFBG returns error <;1 mm on cellular damage threshold spatial estimation and good noise resilience.