Stabilized fiber optic sensor
    1.
    发明公开
    Stabilized fiber optic sensor 失效
    稳定的光纤传感器

    公开(公告)号:EP0104943A3

    公开(公告)日:1986-02-12

    申请号:EP83305790

    申请日:1983-09-27

    摘要: A fiber optic sensor comprises a length of optical fiber (10), forming a loop (40), and a fiber optic directional coupler (20) for optically closing the loop (14). The loop (14) and coupler (20) form a resonant cavity for light circulating therethrough. A PZT cylinder (118), about which the fiber loop (14) is wrapped, is utilized to control the total round trip phase delay of the circulating light, and thus, control the intensity of the optical output signal W o . The phase delay is adjusted to a point Z where the optical output signal W e is at maximum sensitivity to changes in phase. When the fiber loop (14) is exposed to, e.g., acoustic waves, the loop length changes correspondingly, thereby causing the phase delay, and thus, the optical output signal W o to vary. By detecting variations in output signal intensity, the frequency and intensity of the acoustic waves may be determined. The sensor also includes a feedback system for stabilizing the fiber loop (14) against low frequency thermal drift.

    Stabilized fiber optic sensor
    5.
    发明公开
    Stabilized fiber optic sensor 失效
    稳定化的光纤传感器。

    公开(公告)号:EP0104943A2

    公开(公告)日:1984-04-04

    申请号:EP83305790.4

    申请日:1983-09-27

    摘要: A fiber optic sensor comprises a length of optical fiber (10), forming a loop (40), and a fiber optic directional coupler (20) for optically closing the loop (14). The loop (14) and coupler (20) form a resonant cavity for light circulating therethrough. A PZT cylinder (118), about which the fiber loop (14) is wrapped, is utilized to control the total round trip phase delay of the circulating light, and thus, control the intensity of the optical output signal W o . The phase delay is adjusted to a point Z where the optical output signal W e is at maximum sensitivity to changes in phase. When the fiber loop (14) is exposed to, e.g., acoustic waves, the loop length changes correspondingly, thereby causing the phase delay, and thus, the optical output signal W o to vary. By detecting variations in output signal intensity, the frequency and intensity of the acoustic waves may be determined. The sensor also includes a feedback system for stabilizing the fiber loop (14) against low frequency thermal drift.