A novel high-birefringence fiber loop mirror electric current sensor

Dong Bo; Qida Zhao; Liubo Tongqing Liao; Shuhong Li; Xiangye Zeng; Yinping Miao; Guiling Huang

doi:10.1117/12.743326

21 November 2007 A novel high-birefringence fiber loop mirror electric current sensor

Dong Bo, Qida Zhao, Liubo Tongqing Liao, Shuhong Li, Xiangye Zeng, Yinping Miao, Guiling Huang

Proceedings Volume 6781, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices IV; 678148 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.743326
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2007, Wuhan, China

Abstract

A novel electric current sensor based on a high-birefringence fiber loop mirror(HBFLM) and a kind of magnetostrictive material rod(MMR) is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally. Part of the high-birefringence fiber(HBF) is pasted onto the MMR which is placed in the central part of a solenoid. The HBFLM is used as the sensor head and the linear filter simultaneously. Part of the high-birefringence fiber(HBF) is pasted onto the MMR which is placed in the central part of a solenoid. The rod will have elastic lengthening along the direction of the magnetic field when the uniform magnetic field changes, which will lead to a change of transmission intensity of the HBFLM filter, thus the variation of the electric current can be determined via the laser wavelength within the quasi-linear transmission range of the HBFLM filter. The sensitivity reaches 0.0153/100mA, the resolution reaches 10mA. Comparing with the previous fiber-optic electric current sensor, it has nothing with the linear birefringence based on Faraday effects in the previous fiber-optic electric current sensor. Comparing with the expensive and complex FBG electric current, the sensing signal can be directly detected by a photodiode(PD) and complicated demodulation devices are avoidable. The advantages of the electric current include optical power detection, simple and smart structure, high sensitivity, low cost, and good repeatability, etc.

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Dong Bo, Qida Zhao, Liubo Tongqing Liao, Shuhong Li, Xiangye Zeng, Yinping Miao, and Guiling Huang "A novel high-birefringence fiber loop mirror electric current sensor", Proc. SPIE 6781, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices IV, 678148 (21 November 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.743326

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