CN105716755A - Sensitivity enhanced sensor based on Loyt-Sagnac interferometer - Google Patents

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CN105716755A
CN105716755A CN201610049541.2A CN201610049541A CN105716755A CN 105716755 A CN105716755 A CN 105716755A CN 201610049541 A CN201610049541 A CN 201610049541A CN 105716755 A CN105716755 A CN 105716755A
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The invention discloses a sensitivity enhanced sensor based on a Loyt-Sagnac interferometer. The sensor is characterized in that a laser beam emitted by a broadband light source is input to a coupler 3 via an optical isolator 2, the coupler divides light waves into two paths transmitted in different directions, the light transmitted in the clockwise direction passes a first polarization controller 4, a reference fiber 5, a single-mode fiber 6, a second polarization controller 7 and a sensing fiber 8 in a loop, the light transmitted in the anticlockwise direction passes the sensing fiber 8, the second polarization controller 7, the single-mode fiber, the reference fiber and the first polarization controller 4, the length difference between the reference fiber and the sensing fiber is 10%, the two light beams pass the loop again, reach the coupler 3 and output coherently, and output light is received by a spectrum analyzer 9 for subsequent analysis. A new interferometer structure uses two high-birefringence fibers (the reference fiber 5 and the sensing fiber 8) of different lengths to generate a vernier effect, the measuring precision can be effectively improved, the structure is simple, preparation is easy, the cost is low, and the sensitivity enhanced sensor has potential in high-precision physical quantity sensing.

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A kind of sensitivity enhanced sensor based on Loyt-Sagnac interferometer
Technical field
The invention belongs to technical field of optical fiber sensing, be specifically related to a kind of spirit based on Loyt-Sagnac interferometer structure Sensitivity enhanced sensor.
Background technology
Along with the development of optical fiber technology, optical fiber Sagnac interferometer more comes in the effect of fiber optic communication and sensory field of optic fibre The most important.Optical fiber Sagnac interferometer has simple in construction, highly reliable, electromagnetism interference, and precision advantages of higher exists in recent years Sensory field of optic fibre has a wide range of applications.Fibre Optical Sensor based on interference technique has widely in various physical quantities Application, including pressure, stress, temperature, electric current and distortion sensing etc..Its primary structure includes that MZ interferometer, Michelson interfere Instrument and Sagnac interferometer.Fibre Optical Sensor based on interference technique, sensing arrangement is more flexible, highly sensitive, is sensor An important research direction.
One section of high birefringence optical fiber is placed in Sagnac ring and constitutes based on high birefringence optical fiber Sagnac interferometer, this knot Structure can carry out Application in Sensing.The most also have a lot about light sensor based on high birefringence optical fiber Sagnac ring Research and report.At Starodumov in 1977 et al., it being used for temperature sensing, Delarosa will near infrared spectrum It is used for temperature sensing, and the same year, it was used for stress sensing by Campbell etc..Within 2004, occur in that based on protecting inclined photonic crystal light Fine Sagnac interferometer sensor, the sensor for temperature of this structure is insensitive;Da-Peng Zhou in 2008 et al. proposes Add in Sagnac ring after connecting with optical fiber Bragg and high birefringence optical fiber and distinguish temperature and strain simultaneously.Above base Transducer sensitivity in Sagnac ring is affected can not be substantially improved again by structure.
Summary of the invention
In view of the above deficiency of prior art, it is an object of the invention to provide a kind of based on the spirit of Loyt-Sagnac interferometer Sensitivity enhanced sensor structure, makes it to be greatly improved the sensitivity of sensing physical quantity, and it is by following technical scheme Realize:
Sensitivity enhanced sensor based on Loyt-Sagnac interferometer: wideband light source 1 is launched laser beam and passed through Optoisolator 2 enters bonder 3;Light wave is divided into the ripple that two bundles transmit in opposite direction by bonder, wherein passes clockwise Defeated light is respectively by the first Polarization Controller 4 in loop, reference optical fiber 5, single-mode fiber the 6, second Polarization Controller 7 and biography Photosensitive fine 8;And the light counterclockwise transmitted is respectively through sensor fibre the 8, second Polarization Controller 7, single-mode fiber 6, reference Optical fiber 5 and the first Polarization Controller 4;Reference optical fiber differs 10% with the length of sensor fibre;Two-beam after loop again Arriving the relevant output of bonder 3, output light carries out subsequent analysis after spectroanalysis instrument 9 receives.
The key component of the present invention is Loyt-Sagnac ring, is one and is differed by bonder, two PC and two segment length The high birefringence optical fiber composition of 10%.The light that wideband light source sends enters bonder through optoisolator, and light wave is divided into by bonder Two restraint the ripple transmitted in opposite direction, arrive again at coupling by the Polarization Controller in loop and high birefringence optical fiber respectively Device, relevant output.For conventional single-stage high birefringence optical fiber Sagnac ring, the free spectral range (fsr) of its output spectrum is:
Fsr=λ2/BL
Wherein B and L is respectively birefringence and the length of high birefringence optical fiber, and λ is operation wavelength.Loyt-Sagnac ring The envelope cycle of output spectrum is:
fsr s e n s o r × fsr r e f e r e n c e | fsr s e n s o r - fsr r e f e r e n c e |
Wherein fsrsensorAnd fsrreferenceIt is respectively the free spectrum width that sensor fibre is corresponding with reference optical fiber.Extraneous Physical quantity (temperature, stress etc.) change will cause the peak wavelength drift of the spectral envelope of Loyt-Sagnac interferometer sensor. Under the same terms, its wavelength shift adds a fsr compared to single hop high birefringence optical fiber Sagnac sensorreference/ |fsrsensor-fsrreference| the factor, i.e. sensitivity improve fsrreference/|fsrsensor-fsrreference| times.
The high birefringence optical fiber (reference optical fiber and sensor fibre) of two segment length differences 10% can produce cursor effect, they The rule of two different cycles of corresponding cursor effect.Wherein reference optical fiber is equivalent to the scale inside slide gauge, sensing Vernier inside optical fiber correspondence slide gauge.Cursor effect is utilized to be capable of multiple physical quantity (temperature, stress, pressure etc.) High-acruracy survey
Further, in Loyt-Sagnac ring-a section single-mould fiber 6 on apply a twist angle, sensing can be changed The fringe visibility of device output spectrum, thus can realize the sensing to distortion.
Use the structure of the present invention, on the basis of common Sagnac ring, in ring, increase by one section of high birefringence optical fiber set Meter makes Loyt-Sagnac interferometer structure, is optimized the length of beam incident angle and high birefringence optical fiber, utilizes The cursor effect of Loyt-Sagnac interferometer structure, is greatly improved the sensitivity of sensing physical quantity, can realize surveyed physical quantity High-acruracy survey, simple in construction, low cost, is easily achieved.
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Fig. 1 is structural representation based on Loyt-Sagnac interferometer sensitivity enhanced sensor.
Fig. 2 is the spectrogram that Loyt-Sagnac interferometer sensor exports at different temperatures.
Fig. 3 is the temperature of Loyt-Sagnac interferometer sensor and conventional single-stage high birefringence optical fiber Sagnac ring sensor Degree response curve contrast.Wherein Fig. 3 a is the response curve of single hop Sagnac ring interferometer temperature sensor, and Fig. 3 b is the present invention Use the response curve of the temperature sensor of Loyt-Sagnac interferometer.
Fig. 4 is Loyt-Sagnac interferometer sensor curve under different twist angles after output spectrum FFT.
Fig. 5 is the distortion response of inventive sensor.
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The invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the installation drawing of sensitivity enhanced sensor based on Loyt-Sagnac interferometer, and wideband light source 1 is launched Going out laser beam, a width of 60nm of wideband light source band used in experiment, light enters bonder 3, bonder through optoisolator 2 Light wave is divided into the ripple that two bundles transmit in opposite direction, and wherein the light of transmission clockwise is inclined by first in loop respectively Shake controller 4, reference optical fiber 5, single-mode fiber the 6, second Polarization Controller 7 and sensor fibre 8, and the light counterclockwise transmitted Respectively through sensor fibre the 8, second Polarization Controller 7, single-mode fiber 6, reference optical fiber 5 and the first Polarization Controller 4, two-beam Arriving again at the relevant output of bonder 3 after loop, output light is analyzed after being received by spectroanalysis instrument 9.
Main innovation point of the present invention is to propose the sensor of a kind of Loyt-Sagnac interferometer structure, to Loyt- The length of the two sections of high birefringence optical fibers (reference optical fiber 5 and sensor fibre 8) in Sagnac ring is optimized design, improves this Sensitivity when structure is used as sensor.The transfer function of this structure is:
WhereinWithThe phase place caused by the high birefringence optical fiber of two sections of different lengths for light is changed.θ1、θ2And θ3For Equivalent angle between incident illumination and emergent light and polarization axle.
In practical operation, the high birefringence optical fiber of 2m is reference optical fiber, keeps each physical quantity of its place environment not Become;These refraction optical fiber high double of 2.2m are sensor fibre, when some physical quantitys (temperature, stress, pressure) of its local environment become During change, the birefringence of high birefringence optical fiber can change Δ B, the phase contrast that now sensor fibre causesIt is represented by:
Wherein B is the birefringence of high birefringence optical fiber, and L is the length of high birefringence optical fiber, and λ is operation wavelength.Change Change and will cause the drift of output spectrum peak wavelength, realize the sensing to change physical quantity according to the drift value of wavelength.
Sensor output spectrum during the sensor fibre local environment variations in temperature that Fig. 2 show in Solc-Sagnac ring.Real It appeared that along with the rising of temperature, the peak wavelength of output spectrum drifts about to short wavelength direction in testing.Fig. 3 is that temperature-responsive is bent Line, conventional single-stage high birefringence optical fiber Sagnac ring interferometer temperature sensor sensitivity is-1.46nm/ DEG C, and uses Loyt- The temperature sensing sensitivity of Sagnac interferometer has brought up to-17.99nm/ DEG C.
The single-mode fiber that a segment length is 32.5cm 6 between Loyt-Sagnac ring internal reference optical fiber 5 and sensor fibre 8 One twist angle of upper applying, will change the θ in sensor output expression formula2Value, the change of this value can affect whole output light The fringe visibility of spectrum, as shown in Figure 4.Its distortion response is as shown in Figure 5.

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1. a sensitivity enhanced sensor based on Loyt-Sagnac interferometer, its characteristic is, wideband light source 1 is launched Go out laser beam and enter bonder (3) through optoisolator (2);Light wave is divided into what two bundles transmitted in opposite direction by bonder Ripple, wherein the light of transmission clockwise is respectively by the first Polarization Controller (4) in loop, reference optical fiber (5), single-mode optics Fine (6), the second Polarization Controller (7) and sensor fibre (8);And the light counterclockwise transmitted respectively through sensor fibre (8), Second Polarization Controller (7), single-mode fiber (6), reference optical fiber (5) and the first Polarization Controller (4);Reference optical fiber (5) and biography Photosensitive fibre (8) is the high birefringence optical fiber of same type, its length difference 10%;Two-beam arrives again at coupling after loop The relevant output of device (3), output light carries out subsequent analysis after spectroanalysis instrument (9) receives.
Sensitivity enhanced sensor based on Loyt-Sagnac interferometer the most according to claim 1, its characteristic exists In, the single-mode fiber (6) in Loyt-Sagnac ring is upper applies a twist angle, can change the striped of sensor output spectrum Visibility, and then realize the sensing to distortion.
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