Interrogation Sensing Scheme Based on a Figure-of-Eight Fiber Loop Mirror

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2013
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Silva,RM
Layeghi,A
Zibaii,MI
Latifi,H
José Luís Santos
Lobo Ribeiro,ABL
Orlando Frazão
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A fiber optic interrogation sensor scheme based on a "figure-of-eight" configuration created from a single directional 3 x 3 fiber optic coupler is proposed. Two loops are formed in each arm and one of them contains the sensing head and the other is used as reference signal. A theoretical study based on Jones matrix analysis of this fiber loop mirror combination is reported. The optical configuration is tested as an interrogation scheme for a fiber strain sensor where the spectral response arises from the combination of the reference signal modulated by the sensor signal. The strain sensor configuration shows a phase sensitivity of 6.7 +/- 4.38 x 10(-2) mrad/mu strain by linear regression.
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