Fiber optic microampere dc current sensor

Wuu Wen Lin; Shih-Chu Huang; Mao-Hsiung Chen

doi:10.1117/1.1597675

1 September 2003 Fiber optic microampere dc current sensor

Wuu Wen Lin, Shih-Chu Huang, Mao-Hsiung Chen

Optical Engineering, Vol. 42, Issue 9, (September 2003). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1597675

A microampere dc current is measured by a fiber optic sensor. The phase change of the guided light induced by ohm's heat over a golden-coated fiber is detected by an interferometer. The thermal conduction of the optical fiber and the relation of the temperature-induced phase change of the guided light are explored. A Michelson interferometer plus a Faraday rotator mirror enable system immunity from the polarization-induced signal fading due to the environmental disturbance, especially by vibration and temperature. A passive phase-generated carrier (PGC) demodulation scheme enables the system to demodulate the interference signal stably by shifting the signal away from the high-noise, low-frequency band through a carrier. The sensitivity of the sensing system is improved by a biased method. The minimum measurable dc current is 3.416×10^–7 A with a dynamic range of 89.33 dB.

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Wuu Wen Lin, Shih-Chu Huang, and Mao-Hsiung Chen "Fiber optic microampere dc current sensor," Optical Engineering 42(9), (1 September 2003). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1597675

Published: 1 September 2003

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