Research on the Linear Demodulation Range and Background Noise of Fiber-Optic Interferometer System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup and Methods
3. Experimental Results and Discussions
3.1. Linear Demodulation Range of the Interferometer System
3.2. Background Noise of the Demodulation System
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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τ(μs) = 0.05 | τ(μs) = 0.30 | τ(μs) = 1.00 | ||||
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fm(kHz) | νM (MHz) | 4πνMτfm (kHz) | νM (MHz) | 4πνMτfm (kHz) | νM (MHz) | 4πνMτfm (kHz) |
0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
0.5 | - | - | 125.6 | 236.75 | 37.8 | 237.5 |
1.0 | - | - | 62.1 | 234.11 | 18.8 | 236.25 |
2.0 | - | - | 31.1 | 234.49 | 9.9 | 236.25 |
5.0 | 75.2 | 236.25 | 12.4 | 233.73 | 3.7 | 232.48 |
Modulation Frequency fm (Hz) | System Noise δ(f) (rad/√Hz) | True Phase Fluctuation Normalized to OPD = 1 m Δφ@1m(f) (rad/√Hz) |
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10 | 2.41 × 10−2 | 4.46 × 10−4 |
100 | 6.20 × 10−5 | 2.17 × 10−6 |
300 | 2.47 × 10−5 | 8.83 × 10−7 |
500 | 1.95 × 10−5 | 7.31 × 10−7 |
1000 | 1.50 × 10−5 | 6.38 × 10−7 |
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Wang, W.; Wang, C.; Qu, S.; Qi, H.; Song, Z.; Jiang, P.; Guo, J.; Shang, Y.; Ni, J.; Peng, G. Research on the Linear Demodulation Range and Background Noise of Fiber-Optic Interferometer System. Photonics 2023, 10, 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10030283
Wang W, Wang C, Qu S, Qi H, Song Z, Jiang P, Guo J, Shang Y, Ni J, Peng G. Research on the Linear Demodulation Range and Background Noise of Fiber-Optic Interferometer System. Photonics. 2023; 10(3):283. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10030283
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Weitao, Chen Wang, Shuai Qu, Haifeng Qi, Zhiqiang Song, Pengbo Jiang, Jian Guo, Ying Shang, Jiasheng Ni, and Gangding Peng. 2023. "Research on the Linear Demodulation Range and Background Noise of Fiber-Optic Interferometer System" Photonics 10, no. 3: 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10030283