Fiber optic intensity sensors based on Michelson topologies

Author

Baptista, J.M. ; Santos, J.L. ; Lage, A.S.

Author_Institution

Inst. Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Porto, Portugal

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

420

Abstract

An investigation is performed on the characteristics of two self-referencing resonant fiber optic intensity sensors supported by a Michelson topology. The sensors are based on transmissive and reflective configurations respectively. Via the definition of the measurement parameter (R parameter), the sensitivity and linearity of the sensors are analyzed. The problem of sensor design and optimization is considered and the features of the two configurations are addressed

Keywords

Michelson interferometers; fibre optic sensors; frequency response; optical transfer function; sensitivity analysis; Michelson topologies; fiber optic intensity sensors; measurement parameter; reflective configuration; resonant fiber optic sensors; self-referencing fiber optic sensors; sensor design; sensor linearity; sensor optimization; sensor sensitivity; transmissive configuration; Frequency response; Mirrors; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Power generation; Propagation losses; Resonance; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Signal processing; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1999. SBMO/IEEE MTT-S, APS and LEOS - IMOC '99. International

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeiro

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5807-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.1999.866148

Filename

866148