• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 1, 010601 (2019)
Faxiang Zhang1、*, Chang Wang1、**, Xiaolei Zhang1, Shaodong Jiang1, Jiasheng Ni1、3, and Gangding Peng1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing Technologies, Laser Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
  • 2School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
  • 3College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering and Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronics Information and Technical Science, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201917.010601 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Faxiang Zhang, Chang Wang, Xiaolei Zhang, Shaodong Jiang, Jiasheng Ni, Gangding Peng. High-sensitivity FBG microphone with static pressure equalization and optimized response[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(1): 010601 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We present a high-sensitivity fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based microphone with a flat response and static pressure equalization. A very high dynamic sensitivity of the microphone is achieved by a pressure sensing structure based on a carbon fiber diaphragm. Static pressure equalization is realized by a balance structure with a capillary glass tube. The resonances of the sensor are suppressed by air damping structures, and a broadened flat response is achieved. An acoustic-solid interaction model was used to analyze the response characteristics of the microphone. An experimental prototype was produced and tested, and the results are well consistent with the design. The tested sensitivity was 10 dB re 1 pm/Pa from 10 Hz to 2.5 kHz with a fluctuation of less than ±1.5 dB. Combined with the phase-generated-carrier-based coherent detection scheme, the microphone can achieve a sound resolution of the milli-pascal level. The static pressure sensitivity is measured to be 0.27 pm/atm, which is 100 dB lower than the dynamic sensitivity.
    Sa=S0|1T|.(1)

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    p1=p1iω(Ca+Cm)·1iωMaRa+1iω(Ca+Cm),(2)

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    Ma=ρ(l+1.7a)πa2,(2a)

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    Ra=ρ(l+1.7a)(2μω)1/2πa3,(2b)

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    Ca=Vρc2,(2c)

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    T=1[1(ωω0)2]iQa(ωω0),(3)

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    ω0=1Ma(Ca+Cm),Qa=1RaMaCa+Cm.(3a)

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    wD=p0R464D,(4)

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    wf=FR216πD.(5)

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    F=εfAEf,(6)

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    εf/p0=164DR4/(L+AEfR216πD).(7)

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    ΔλB=(1pe)εfλB,(8)

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    Δφ=4πnLλB2ΔλB,(9)

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    Faxiang Zhang, Chang Wang, Xiaolei Zhang, Shaodong Jiang, Jiasheng Ni, Gangding Peng. High-sensitivity FBG microphone with static pressure equalization and optimized response[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(1): 010601
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