中国物理B ›› 2022, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9): 90702-090702.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ac4f59

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Optoelectronic oscillator-based interrogation system for Michelson interferometric sensors

Ling Liu(刘玲)1, Xiaoyan Wu(吴小龑)2,3,†, Guodong Liu(刘国栋)2,3, Tigang Ning(宁提纲)1, Jian Xu(许建)1, and Haidong You(油海东)4   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network, Ministry of Education, Institute of Lightwave Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China;
    2 Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China;
    3 Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on High Energy Laser, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China;
    4 Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
  • 收稿日期:2021-11-02 修回日期:2022-01-02 接受日期:2022-01-27 出版日期:2022-08-19 发布日期:2022-09-03
  • 通讯作者: Xiaoyan Wu E-mail:wuxiaoyan1219@sina.cn

Optoelectronic oscillator-based interrogation system for Michelson interferometric sensors

Ling Liu(刘玲)1, Xiaoyan Wu(吴小龑)2,3,†, Guodong Liu(刘国栋)2,3, Tigang Ning(宁提纲)1, Jian Xu(许建)1, and Haidong You(油海东)4   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of All Optical Network and Advanced Telecommunication Network, Ministry of Education, Institute of Lightwave Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China;
    2 Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China;
    3 Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on High Energy Laser, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China;
    4 Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
  • Received:2021-11-02 Revised:2022-01-02 Accepted:2022-01-27 Online:2022-08-19 Published:2022-09-03
  • Contact: Xiaoyan Wu E-mail:wuxiaoyan1219@sina.cn

摘要: High-performance interrogation systems for optical fiber sensors are extensively required for environmental condition monitoring applications. In this article, we propose and demonstrate a Michelson interferometer (MI) interrogation system based on an optoelectronic oscillator (OEO). The frequency of the OEO is related to the free spectral range (FSR) of the MI. Thus, when the FSR of the MI varies with a change in external physical factors, the frequency of the OEO shifts and can be used for interrogation. We demonstrate that the temperature sensitivity and interrogation resolution are 35.35 MHz/℃ and 0.012 ℃, respectively. Such an OEO-based scheme enables wavelength-to-frequency mapping and promises a wide linear interrogation range, high resolution and high-speed interrogation.

关键词: interrogation system, optical fiber sensor, optoelectronic oscillator

Abstract: High-performance interrogation systems for optical fiber sensors are extensively required for environmental condition monitoring applications. In this article, we propose and demonstrate a Michelson interferometer (MI) interrogation system based on an optoelectronic oscillator (OEO). The frequency of the OEO is related to the free spectral range (FSR) of the MI. Thus, when the FSR of the MI varies with a change in external physical factors, the frequency of the OEO shifts and can be used for interrogation. We demonstrate that the temperature sensitivity and interrogation resolution are 35.35 MHz/℃ and 0.012 ℃, respectively. Such an OEO-based scheme enables wavelength-to-frequency mapping and promises a wide linear interrogation range, high resolution and high-speed interrogation.

Key words: interrogation system, optical fiber sensor, optoelectronic oscillator

中图分类号:  (Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.); remote sensing)

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32.30.Bv (Radio-frequency, microwave, and infrared spectra) 84.40.-x (Radiowave and microwave (including millimeter wave) technology)