High-current-sensitivity all-fiber current sensor based on fiber loop architecture

Opt Express. 2012 Aug 13;20(17):18591-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.018591.

Abstract

In this paper, we demonstrate a novel all-fiber current sensor using ordinary silica fiber. The sensor employs a fiber solenoid as a current sensor head, which improves the current sensitivity by allowing optical signals to traverse the sensor head repeatedly. Theory and experiment prove that the improvement in sensitivity increases periodically with the number of repetitions of optical signals circulating round the loop.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Conductometry / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Transducers*

Substances

  • Silicon Dioxide