Analysis and application for a new type of optical fiber interferometer with three-beam system

Kai Yin; Liwei Wang; Tianhuai Ding; Min Zhang; Yanbiao Liao

doi:10.1117/12.678179

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14 August 2006 Analysis and application for a new type of optical fiber interferometer with three-beam system

Kai Yin, Liwei Wang, Tianhuai Ding, Min Zhang, Yanbiao Liao

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Proceedings Volume 6292, Interferometry XIII: Techniques and Analysis; 62921B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.678179
Event: SPIE Optics + Photonics, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

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In this work, a study of a new type of optical fiber interferometer with three-beam system has been carried out. Some analyses of the performances of the interferometer have been considered and reported upon. A theoretical model of the optical fiber interferometer and demonstration that such system could be constructed by optical fiber structures are presented. To achieve the goal which ensures higher performance and stability of the interferometer the simulations for intensity noises, phase noise in the interference path and phase shift noise of the certain three-beam optical fiber interferometer have been carried out. The results indicate that the 3×3 coupler is key factor. The optical fiber interferometer could be used to constitute an optical fiber sensor such as optical fiber hydrophones array. Other applications of optical fiber sensor with the three-beam interferometer also have been discussed.

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Kai Yin, Liwei Wang, Tianhuai Ding, Min Zhang, and Yanbiao Liao "Analysis and application for a new type of optical fiber interferometer with three-beam system", Proc. SPIE 6292, Interferometry XIII: Techniques and Analysis, 62921B (14 August 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.678179

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