• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 13, Issue 3, 030601 (2015)
Xiaobin Xu*, Zhihao Zhang, Zuchen Zhang, Jing Jin, and Ningfang Song
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  • Institute of Opto-Electronics Technology, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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    Xiaobin Xu, Zhihao Zhang, Zuchen Zhang, Jing Jin, Ningfang Song. Method for measurement of fusion-splicing-induced reflection in a photonic bandgap fiber-optical gyro[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(3): 030601 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We propose a method for the real-time measurement of the reflection at both splicing points between a photonic bandgap fiber coil and conventional fiber during the process of fusion splicing in a photonic bandgap fiber optical gyroscope (PBFOG), using the interference among the secondary waves, which arise from the fusion splicing points and the mirror face produced by intentionally cutting the bear end of the coupler. The method is theoretically proven and experimentally verified in a practical PBFOG, and it is significant for inline examination of the fusion splicing quality and evaluation of the PBFOG performance.
    VAC=VA+VC+2VAVCcos[4πTt+Φ1(t)],(1)

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    VAB=VA+VB+2VAVBcos[8πTt+Φ2(t)],(2)

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    VABC=2VAVCcos[4πTt+Φ1(t)]+2VBVCcos[4πTt+Φ3(t)]+2VAVBcos[8πTt+Φ2(t)].(3)

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    Xiaobin Xu, Zhihao Zhang, Zuchen Zhang, Jing Jin, Ningfang Song. Method for measurement of fusion-splicing-induced reflection in a photonic bandgap fiber-optical gyro[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(3): 030601
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