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Taking advantage of the linear distributed spatial encoding of the spectral band in single-mode CFBGs, embedded \ufb01ber systems and associated photonic interrogation methodologies are shown as an effective approach to sensing shock and detonation-driven loading processes along the CFBG length. Two approaches, one that detects spectral changes in the integrated spectrum of the CFBG and another coherent pulse interrogation approach that fully resolves its spectral response, shows that 100-MHz\u20131-GHz interrogation rates are possible with spatial resolution along the CFBG in the 50 \u00b5m to sub-millimeter range depending on the combination of CFBG parameters (i.e., length, chirp rate, spectrum) and interrogator design speci\ufb01cs. Results from several dynamic tests are used to demonstrate the performance of these high speed systems for shock and detonation propagation tracking under strong and weak shock pressure loading: (1) linear detonation front tracking in the plastic bonded explosive (PBX) PBX-9501; (2) tracking of radial decaying shock with crossover to non-destructive CFBG response; (3) shock wave tracking along an aluminum cylinder wall under weak loading accompanied by dynamic strain effects in the CFBG sensor.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s17020248","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,27]],"date-time":"2017-01-27T11:23:02Z","timestamp":1485516182000},"page":"248","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Ultrafast Fiber Bragg Grating Interrogation for Sensing in Detonation and Shock Wave Experiments"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6044-9462","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"George","family":"Rodriguez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Los Alamos National Laboratory, Laboratory for Ultrafast Materials and Optical Science, MS K771, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA"}]},{"given":"Steve","family":"Gilbertson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Los Alamos National Laboratory, DARHT Experiments and Diagnostics, MS P940, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"015003","DOI":"10.1063\/1.4774112","article-title":"Chirped fiber Bragg grating detonation velocity sensing","volume":"84","author":"Rodriguez","year":"2013","journal-title":"Rev. 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