Title :
Intrinsic thermal noise of optical fibres due to mechanical dissipation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
The spontaneous length fluctuation of optical fibres caused by mechanical dissipation is analysed using a one-dimensional model based on the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem. Scale estimate shows evidence that the 1/f thermal noise originated from this fluctuation dominates at low frequencies in fibre interferometers and fibre cavities.
Keywords :
1/f noise; fibre optic sensors; laser cavity resonators; thermal noise; 1/f thermal noise; fibre cavity; fibre interferometer; fluctuation-dissipation theorem; intrinsic thermal noise; mechanical dissipation; one-dimensional model; optical fibres; spontaneous length fluctuation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.1653
