JP5085194B2 - 光センサの感度を調整する方法およびシステム - Google Patents
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近年、光センサは、多くの異なる種類の測定を行うために様々な技術で広く使用されている。歪センサおよび光ファイバジャイロスコープなどの多くの光センサは、「伝播時間の測定」を行うことによって動作する。すなわち、そのような光センサは、光ファイバの長さ方向、または光ファイバのコイルの円周方向などの特定光路長を光が進むのにかかった時間量を測定する。しかし、光センサの特定の型に依存して、行われる測定は、光が所定の経路を進むのにかかった総時間量ではなく、光の異なる部分がその光路を進むのにかかった時間の差であることがある。
ここで、nは光ファイバの材料の屈折率であり、cは真空中の光の速度である。
したがって、第1の部分と第2の部分の戻りの時間差は、次式のように表すことができる。
すなわち Δt=2n/c(L−l)
したがって、反射器とビーム分割特徴との間の任意の距離(L−l)に対して、光ファイバ14内の材料の屈折率の変化、したがって材料内の光の速度の変化によって、検出時間差Δtが変化する。その結果として、光ファイバの屈折率が任意の距離L−lに関して増加するときに、Δtの増加のために光ファイバセンサ10の分解能が上がる。すなわち、光ファイバ14の屈折率の増加によって、光ファイバセンサ10はより小さな特徴を検出できるようになる。
26 検出器および光源
28 光ファイバ
30 光ファイバカップラ
32 制御光源
34 コンピュータ制御モジュール
36 反射器
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- 光ファイバセンサ(24)の感度を調整する方法であって、
第1の速度で光ファイバ(28)を伝播する第1の光ビームを、前記光ファイバ(28)に導くステップを有し、前記光ファイバ(28)は、前記光ファイバ(28)に連結された、前記第1の光ビームを第1および第2の部分に分割する特徴(30)を備え、
前記方法はさらに、前記第1の光ビームが第2の速度で前記光ファイバ(28)を伝播するように前記第1の光ビームと相互作用する第2の光ビームを、前記光ファイバ(28)に導くステップと、
前記第1の光ビームの前記第1および第2の部分を捕らえるステップと、
前記捕らえられた前記第1の光ビームの前記第1および第2の部分の間の時間量、前記第1の光ビームの前記第1および第2の部分の間の光学位相シフト、および前記第1の光ビームの前記第1および第2の部分の間の干渉強度の少なくとも1つを測定するステップと、を含むことを特徴とする方法。 - 請求項1に記載の方法であって、
前記第1の光ビームが第1の周波数を有し、前記第2の光ビームが第2の周波数を有し、前記光ファイバ(28)がブリュアンシフトを備える選択された材料を含み、前記第2の周波数が、前記第1の周波数と前記選択された材料のブリュアンシフトの和、および前記第1の周波数と前記選択された材料のブリュアンシフトの差の少なくとも1つにほぼ等しいことを特徴とする方法。 - 光ファイバセンサ(24)であって、前記光ファイバセンサ(24)は、
光ファイバ(28)と、前記光ファイバ(28)に結合されたビーム分割特徴(30)とを含んだ光ファイバ組立品を有し、前記光ファイバ(28)はブリュアンシフトを有する選択された材料を含み、
前記光ファイバセンサ(24)は、さらに、第1の周波数の第1の光ビームを前記光ファイバ(28)に導くように前記光ファイバ(28)に結合された第1の光源(26)を有し、前記第1の光ビームが前記ビーム分割特徴(30)の第1ポート中を伝播するときに、前記第1の光ビームは、ある時間量だけ分離された第1の部分と第2の部分とに分かれ、
前記光ファイバセンサ(24)は、さらに、前記第1の光ビームの前記第1の部分と前記第2の部分とを分離する前記時間量を変化させるように前記第1の光ビームと相互作用する第2の周波数の第2の光ビームを、前記光ファイバ(28)の前記ビーム分割特徴(30)の第2ポートに導くように前記光ファイバ(28)に結合された第2の光源(32)を備え、前記第2の周波数は、前記第1の周波数と前記選択された材料のブリュアンシフトの和、および前記第1の周波数と前記選択された材料のブリュアンシフトの差の少なくとも1つにほぼ等しいものであり、
前記光ファイバセンサ(24)は、さらに、前記第1の光ビームの前記第1の部分および前記第2の部分を捕らえ、前記第1の部分と第2の部分とを分離する変化した前記時間量を測定するように前記光ファイバ(28)に結合された検出器(26)を備えることを特徴とする光ファイバセンサ(24)。
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