A novel fiber-optic current sensing scheme is proposed by converting the Faraday rotation to the optical signal＇s degree of polarization （DOP） change. In this scheme, the lightwave passes through a fiber resonant c...A novel fiber-optic current sensing scheme is proposed by converting the Faraday rotation to the optical signal＇s degree of polarization （DOP） change. In this scheme, the lightwave passes through a fiber resonant cavity multiply and experiences Faraday rotation simultaneously. Its main merit is immunity from the environment disturbance to the fiber used in ordinary Faraday rotation sensor. Brief theoretical analysis and simulation are given to show its basic characteristics. Experimental results are demonstrated and the feasibility of the proposed method is also shown.展开更多
文摘A novel fiber-optic current sensing scheme is proposed by converting the Faraday rotation to the optical signal＇s degree of polarization （DOP） change. In this scheme, the lightwave passes through a fiber resonant cavity multiply and experiences Faraday rotation simultaneously. Its main merit is immunity from the environment disturbance to the fiber used in ordinary Faraday rotation sensor. Brief theoretical analysis and simulation are given to show its basic characteristics. Experimental results are demonstrated and the feasibility of the proposed method is also shown.
文摘采用有机/无机混合溶胶-凝胶法制作条形光波导,并将条波导接入光纤Sagnac环中,测量了输出光功率随环境气氛中乙醇蒸气体积分数变化的特性,表明在实验研究的范围内,输出信号与乙醇蒸气体积分数呈正弦变化.根据Sagnac环结构输出特性的基本关系,反映了溶胶-凝胶条波导在乙醇蒸气气氛下产生了双折射效应.观察到双折射相移与乙醇体积分数的亚线性关系.对实验数据拟合,计算了偏振相移的线性项和二次项系数,得到所制备的条波导的双折射对乙醇体积分数的响应为Δn≈4.4×10-2.测量了信号变化的时间演变特性,典型的上升和下降时间常数分别为3 min和12 min.
