Intensity-Modulated Optical Fiber Sensor for AC Magnetic Field Detection

An erbium-doped (Er 3+ ) fiber optic laser is proposed for sensing alternated magnetic fields by measuring the laser intensity modulation. The sensor is fabricated using two partially overlapped narrow-band fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and a section of doped fiber in a Fabry-Perot configuration. Lase...

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Published in:IEEE photonics technology letters 2015-12, Vol.27 (23), p.2461-2464
Main Authors: Nascimento, Ivo M., Baptista, J. M., Jorge, P. A. S., Cruz, Jose L., Andres, Miguel V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
erbium doped fiber laser
Fiber gratings
intensity modulation
Magnetic field measurement
magnetic field sensor
Magnetic fields
Magnetostriction
magnetostrictive material
Optical fiber sensors
Optical fibers
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Summary:An erbium-doped (Er 3+ ) fiber optic laser is proposed for sensing alternated magnetic fields by measuring the laser intensity modulation. The sensor is fabricated using two partially overlapped narrow-band fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and a section of doped fiber in a Fabry-Perot configuration. Laser power stability and bandwidth are studied while changing the overlap. A bulk rod of TbDyFe, a magnetostrictive material, is glued to both the FBGs and the laser wavelength and power are modulated according to the magnetic field. Acquisition and processing are done using virtual instrumentation. Results have shown the possibility of detecting 11.18 μT rms /√Hz for an alternating magnetic field of 4.17 mT rms .
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2015.2470135