Non-contact detection of laser-generated surface acoustic waves using fiber optic Sagnac interferometer

A high powered Q-switched Nd:YAG laser was used to excite the surface waves, and an optical fiber sensor was used to detect the out-of-plane displacements due to the propagating waves. This sensor is based on the fiber optic Sagnac interferometer, which has the path-matched configuration and does not require active stabilization. Quadrature phase bias between two interfering laser beams in the Sagnac loop is applied by controlling the birefringence in an optical path using a fiber polarization controller. A stable quadrature phase bias can be confirmed by observing the interferometer output according to the change of phase bias. Additional signal processing is not needed for the detection of ultrasonic waves using the Sagnac interferometer. The performance of the fiber optic Sagnac interferometer was investigated, and laser-generated surface wave signals were detected using this fiber optic sensor. The developed fiber optic sensor configured in this study is very simple and is effective for non-contact detection of ultrasonic waves.     

Surface-bonded fiber optic Sagnac sensors for ultrasound detection

This paper describes a fiber optic sensor suitable for remote sensing and multi-point detection of ultrasound. This ultrasound sensor is based on the surface-bonded fiber optic Sagnac interferometer with the output fringe visibility of 1; it consists of a laser source, an ordinary single mode fiber delay line, a fiber coupler, a phase modulator and polarization controllers. For the validation of the sensor, surface acoustic waves and Lamb waves are excited by illuminating a steel specimen with an array of Q-switched Nd:YAG laser-generated line sources and the measurement of laser-generated ultrasonic waves are performed on the specimen surface using the surface-mounting fiber optic Sagnac sensor. The surface-bonded fiber optic sensor developed in this study has a simple configuration for detection of ultrasonic waves. Effectiveness of surface-bonded fiber optic Sagnac sensors for remote sensing of ultrasound and in situ monitoring of structures is investigated. The capability of multi-point detection of ultrasound by this Sagnac sensor is also discussed.     

Sagnac干涉仪与光纤环形激光器

依据相干光学理论,以现代激光干涉侧试技术中的光纤Ｓａｇｎａｃ干涉仪为例,分析和讨论了光纤环形激光器的基本工作原理,并结合其物理原理简要介绍了光纤环形激光器和光纤陀螺（ＦＯＧ）的应用的发展前景。     

光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪系统

介绍了光纤Mach-Zehnder(MZ)干涉仪系统的结构.给出了光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪系统中信号光与参考光的干涉原理以及影响干涉光强的因素.同时也分析了光纤耦合器的交叉耦合,另外也给出了PZT的作用.阐述了光纤偏振控制器的结构、工作原理及其对光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪系统传感臂偏振态的控制,最后给出了光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪系统的应用.     

An experimental investigation of the optical switching characteristics using an optical Sagnac interferometer incorporating one and two ring resonators

We present the use of a fiber optic Sagnac interferometer incorporating one and two fiber optic ring resonators to characterize experimentally the optical switching behaviors. These prototypes were formed by the Sagnac interferometer and serially connected to the ring resonators. The input optical signal was launched via one end of the interferometer, where the polarization control was employed to obtain the maximum optical transmission power. Results obtained have shown that the increasing in switching time (i.e. narrower spectral width) and power can be achieved.     

基于Sagnac干涉仪的混合锁模光纤激光器

研制了一台波长可调混合锁模掺铒光纤激光器.该激光器是由基于分光比为30∶70的耦合器和偏振控制器组成的Sagnac干涉仪构成.通过10GHz的调制器的调制，得到重复率为9.998149 GHz，脉宽小于18 ps的锁模脉冲输出.该脉冲是近变换极限脉冲.     

Fiber optic sensor based on a sagnac interferometer including a recirculating-ring delay line with an edfa

We present a theoretical and experimental investigation of a Sagnac interferometer incorporating a fiber optic recirculating-ring delay line with an erbium-doped fiber amplifier to increase the effective length of the Sagnac loop and thereby improve the low-frequency response. Theoretical calculations show that the low-frequency response of the interferometer is enhanced as expected. However, the noise penalty of using a fiber amplifier in the ring is quite high, especially at low frequencies. The signal-to-noise ratio at low frequencies, using a superfluorescent erbium fiber source, is demonstrated as increasing by a factor of 2 compared to a single-loop Sagnac interferometer with the same total length of fiber, but without fiber amplifier.     

Arrayed waveguide Sagnac interferometer

We present a novel device, an arrayed waveguide Sagnac interferometer, that combines the flexibility of arrayed waveguides and the wide application range of fiber or integrated optics Sagnac loops. We form the device by closing an array of wavelength-selective light paths provided by two arrayed waveguides with a single 2 x 2 coupler in a Sagnac configuration. The equations that describe the device's operation in general conditions are derived. A preliminary experimental demonstration is provided of a fiber prototype in passive operation that shows good agreement with the expected theoretical performance. Potential applications of the device in nonlinear operation are outlined and discussed.     

光纤Sagnac温度传感器

介绍了一种新型的基于光纤Sagnac干涉仪的高精度光纤温度传感器———光纤Sagnac温度传感器。讨论了此传感器的测温原理,推导了被测温度与传感器输出之间的关系,设计并调测了一个具体传感器系统。实验结果表明,此温度传感器具有很高的精度和大的测量范围。     

光纤Sagnac干涉仪中单光子干涉及路由控制

介绍一种光纤中稳定的单光子干涉以及单光子路由控制方式. 使用Sagnac单光子环形干涉仪，通过分时相位调制，改变其顺时针和逆时针两路光子间的相位差. 在Sagnac单光子环形干涉仪中，顺时针和逆时针两路光子走过的是同一段光纤，简便有效地补偿了光纤长度随时间缓变带来的相位涨落，而且两路光子经历了相同的偏振模色散，较好地抑制了偏振态波动对单光子干涉的影响. 在长达5km的1550nm单模光纤中，获得大于98%的单光子干涉和大于90%单光子路由控制；在长度为27和50km光纤环路中，分别获得大于94%和84%单 关键词： 单光子路由 单光子干涉 Sagnac单光子环形干涉仪 量子保密通信     

Digitally processed, phase-reading fibre gyroscope

We present a simple digital processing method that provides a significant improvement for the performance of a phase-reading open-loop fibre-optic gyroscope. The phase-reading gyroscope measures the angular speed in terms of a phase difference between the two counter-propagating beams in the Sagnac interferometer. Instead of electronic phase meters we use a very simple PC-based digital process which computes the Sagnac phase. With this method we measure rotation rates down to 100°h⁻¹. The errors of this scheme are studied for different signal-to-noise ratios and the number of bits of the analog-to-digital converter.     

Temperature independent torsion sensor using a high-birefringent Sagnac loop interferometer

A high-birefringent (Hi-Bi) Sagnac loop interferometer for torsion measurement is demonstrated. The sensing head is formed by a section of standard single mode fiber spliced between the output ports of a Hi-Bi coupler at 3 dB. The sensing configuration is characterized in torsion, temperature and strain. The results obtained indicate the viability of a torsion sensor independent of the temperature and strain cross-sensitivity effects. Additionally, in the proposed configuration all measurements are performed without the need of a polarization controller, a device most often required in standard Sagnac loops applied for sensing.     

2.1 μm可调谐多波长掺钬光纤激光器

为了实现2.1 μm波段光纤激光器输出多波长激光，设计了一种基于光纤Sagnac干涉仪的可调谐多波长掺钬光纤激光器。采用1.9 μm波段掺铥光纤激光器泵浦一段长3 m的掺钬石英光纤，获得2.1 μm波段的光放大；环形腔中，由保偏光纤和偏振控制器构成的光纤Sagnac干涉仪，实现2.1 μm波段周期滤波，获得了2.1 μm波段多波长激光，输出功率1 mW~15 mW可调谐，最多可观测到6个波长的激光输出。通过调节环形腔内偏振控制器，能够实现2.1 μm波段1~6个波长的调谐。     

Soliton squeezing in a highly transmissive nonlinear optical loop mirror

A perturbation approach is used to study the quantum noise of optical solitons in an asymmetric fiber Sagnac interferometer (a highly transmissive nonlinear optical loop mirror). Analytical expressions for the three second-order quadrature correlators are derived and used to predict the amount of detectable amplitude squeezing along with the optimum power-splitting ratio of the Sagnac interferometer. We find that it is the number-phase correlation owing to the Kerr nonlinearity that is primarily responsible for the observable noise reduction. The group-velocity dispersion affecting the field in the nonsoliton arm of the fiber interferometer is shown to limit the minimum achievable Fano factor.     

Modeling and simulation of polarization errors in Sagnac fiber optic current sensor

Sagnac fiber optic current sensor (S-FOCS) is a kind of optical interferometer based on Sagnac structure, optical polarization states of sensing light wave in Sagnac fiber optic current sensor are limited. However, several factors induce optical polarization error, and non-ideal polarized light waves cause the interference signal crosstalk in sensor, including polarizer, quarter-wave retarder, splice angular, birefringence and so on. With these errors, linearly polarized light wave in PM fiber and circularly polarized light wave in sensing fiber become elliptically polarized light wave, then, nonreciprocal phase shift induced by magnetic field of the current is interrupted by wrong polarization state. To clarify characteristics of optical polarization error in fiber optic current sensor, we analyze the evolution process of random optical polarization state, linear optical polarization state and circular optical polarization state in Sagnac fiber optic current sensor by using Poincare sphere, then, build optical polarization error models by using Jones matrix. Based on models of polarization state in Sagnac fiber optic current sensor, we investigate the influence of several main error factors on optical polarization error characteristics theoretically, including extinction ratio in polarizer, phase delay in quarter-wave retarder, splice angular between quarter-wave retarder and polarization maintaining fiber. Finally, we simulate and quantify nonreciprocal phase shift to be detected in fiber optic current sensor related with optical polarization errors. In the end, we demonstrate S-FOCS in test. The results show that transfer matrix errors are induced by inaccurate polarization properties during polarization state conversion, then, the stability and accuracy of the S-FOCS are affected, and it is important to control the polarization properties at each step of the polarization state conversion precisely.     

闭环光纤陀螺数字信号处理系统设计

针对光纤陀螺信号处理要求实时性高、算法较为复杂的特点,提出了一种以Xilinx公司的现场可编程门阵列XC6SLX16为基础的闭环光纤陀螺信号处理方案。根据光纤陀螺高精度和匹配性要求,对闭环信号处理系统关键的模数转换器和数模转换器的选择进行了理论分析,并对系统的硬件和软件进行了设计。对试验样机的测试结果表明,该系统能准确快速地实现光纤陀螺信号检测,体积小、功耗低、可靠性高,对光纤陀螺的工程化具有实际的参考意义。     

A Sagnac-Michelson fibre optic interferometer: Signal processing for disturbance localization

We present numerical and experimental results on a new generation fibre optic perimeter sensor based on a Sagnac and Michelson interferometers configuration. In particular, an original signal processing scheme is presented. The sensor can detect a potential intruder and determine its position along a protected zone. We propose a localization method that offers the inherent properties of both interferometers. After demodulation of the signals from both interferometers, the obtained amplitude characteristic of the Sagnac interferometer depends on a position of a disturbance along the interferometer, while amplitude characteristic of the Michelson interferometer does not depend on this position. So, quotient of both demodulated characteristics makes it possible to localize the disturbance. During investigations of a laboratory model of the sensor, it was possible to detect the position of the disturbance with a resolution of about 40 m along the 6-km-long sensor.     

一种新型全光纤速度干涉仪

基于传统速度干涉仪(VISAR)和光纤速度干涉仪(AFVISAR)的特点,提出了一种由光纤和光纤耦合器组成的工作波长为532 nm的新型全光纤速度干涉仪（NAFVISAR）。该干涉仪采用多模光纤器件构成分离系统,单模光纤器件组成核心部分。由于有两路携带不同信息的光束经不同路径传输到耦合器中,当这两路光束满足干涉条件时,可利用它们的干涉场信息来调解出被测靶的信息,从而区分波面的加减速变化。用该系统进行了Hopkinson森杆一维应力加载下的入射杆端面的速度剖面测试,实测速度最大值为49.36 m/s,与理论速度的最大值50.16 m/s基本符合,实现了全光纤速度干涉仪的实用化。     

用3×3耦合器的干涉仪直接解调光纤光栅传感器的信号

为了简单直接地解调出光纤光栅的波长移动 ,提出了另外一种非平衡马赫曾德尔干涉仪的直接解调技术。用一只 2× 2耦合器和一只 3× 3耦合器组成非平衡的马赫曾德尔光纤干涉仪 ,作为光纤光栅的波长移动解调器。解调器输出的 3路信号 ,互成 12 0°相位差。通过对 3路输出信号计算的方法 ,就可以直接解调出光纤光栅的波长移动。将 3路信号采集送入计算机 ,用软件实现了信号的解调。测量结果表明 ,在干涉仪两臂长度相关 5mm时 ,测量动态应变的分辨率达到了 0 5 1nε/Hz1/2 。还得到了输出信号的频谱和输入输出信号的关系。     

Multi-wavelength fiber laser in single-longitudinal mode operation using a photonic crystal fiber Sagnac interferometer

In this paper, we report a new configuration of a tunable multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on the commercial optical multiplexers and a Sagnac interferometer which includes a section of a high-birefringent photonic crystal fiber. Four-wavelength laser emission lines were obtained simultaneously in single-longitudinal mode operation showing a power instability lower than 1 dB, and an optical signal-to-noise ratio higher than 65 dB for all the emitted wavelengths. This proposed configuration allows the individual control of the loss of each channel of the laser and because of it is based on the commercial ITU-grid multiplexers, the laser is adapted to the telecommunications channel’s normative.