• DocumentCode
    1563707
  • Title

    Reduction of residual signals in interferometric fiber sensors

  • Author

    Avtabi, D. ; Buller, B. ; Tur, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    399
  • Abstract
    We have introduced a novel technique to reduce the influence of internal backreflections on the sensitivity of interferometric fiber sensors based on frequency modulation of the source. The technique was experimentally tested and showed a reduction of 30 dB of the residual signal in the case of a single backreflection. It also appears that multiple backreflections can be dealt with by a multiplicity of modulation frequencies.
  • Keywords
    Michelson interferometers; fibre optic sensors; frequency modulation; optical modulation; phase noise; Michelson interferometer; frequency modulation; heterodyne frequency shift; heterodyne sensor; interferometric fiber sensors; internal backreflections; optical path difference; phase induced noise level; residual signals reduction; source optical field; Frequency modulation; Interferometers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Phase detection; Phase noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7289-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFS.2002.1000641
  • Filename
    1000641