Linear birefringence and imperfect quarter wave plate effects on optic-fiber current sensor

Ying Ding; Yi Dong; Jun Zhu; Bofang Zheng; Damin Zhang; Weisheng Hu

doi:10.1117/12.904480

29 November 2011 Linear birefringence and imperfect quarter wave plate effects on optic-fiber current sensor

Ying Ding, Yi Dong, Jun Zhu, Bofang Zheng, Damin Zhang, Weisheng Hu

Proceedings Volume 8311, Optical Sensors and Biophotonics III; 83112C (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.904480
Event: SPIE/OSA/IEEE Asia Communications and Photonics, 2011, Shanghai, China

Abstract

The scale factor of optic-fiber current sensor is nonlinearized because of the linear birefringence and the imperfection of quarter wave plate (QWP). In this paper, we analyze the effects of birefringence and show that modified scale factor performs better by using Faraday rotate mirror (FRM) and harmonic division method. The scale factor error associated with integrating imperfect quarter wave plate is also analyzed. Moreover, a certain linear birefringence may be helpful to compensate for deviation of QWP's alignment.

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Ying Ding, Yi Dong, Jun Zhu, Bofang Zheng, Damin Zhang, and Weisheng Hu "Linear birefringence and imperfect quarter wave plate effects on optic-fiber current sensor", Proc. SPIE 8311, Optical Sensors and Biophotonics III, 83112C (29 November 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.904480

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