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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Sensor Technology
  • Acoustics

Background:

  • Sagnac interferometers are sensitive to phase shifts caused by external stimuli.
  • Low-birefringence fiber and twisted structures can enhance Sagnac loop sensitivity.
  • Controlling optical power and loop length are key parameters for optimizing sensor performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate a double-sense twisted low-birefringence Sagnac loop as a sound and vibration sensor.
  • To analyze the relationship between optical power adjustments and the sensor's response to various vibration frequencies.
  • To evaluate the sensor's robustness, reproducibility, and detection limits.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a 300 m Sagnac loop with adjustable wave retarder to control output power (10, 100, 300 μW).
  • Tested sensor response to mixed sound frequencies (0-22 kHz) and frequency sweeps.
  • Investigated the influence of laser diode power and polarization state on sensor performance.

Main Results:

  • Higher sensor response observed at lower optical power (10 μW) compared to higher power (300 μW).
  • Sagnac response is stronger for low frequencies (0-5 kHz) than high frequencies (5-22 kHz) with mixed signals.
  • Harmonics at ~50 Hz indicate resonances above 2.5 kHz, with the system demonstrating robustness and reproducibility.

Conclusions:

  • The Sagnac loop vibration sensor's sensitivity is tunable via optical power and loop length.
  • The system exhibits robustness and reproducibility, with a minimum detectable sound level of 56 dB.
  • Varying Sagnac loop length offers a method to tune the sensor's frequency response characteristics.