A polarization-based folded Sagnac fiber-optic sensor array for acoustic waves

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4578, Issue , 2001, Pages 336-345

  Kino, G S ^a   Vakoc, B ^a   Digonnet, M J F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber acoustic sensors; Noise; Polarization fading; Sagnac interferometers; Sensor arrays; Time division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; FIBER LASERS; HYDROPHONES; INTERFEROMETERS; PICKUPS; POLARIZATION; SHOT NOISE; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ACOUSTIC PICKUP; FOLDED LOOP; FOLDED SAGNAC FIBER OPTIC SENSOR ARRAY; POLARIZATION FADING; SAGNAC ACOUSTIC SENSOR ARRAY;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0035774635     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.456109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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