Development of high sensitivity eight-element multiplexed fiber laser acoustic pressure hydrophone array and interrogation system

Abstract

Fiber laser hydrophones have got widespread concerns due to the unique advantages and broad application prospects. In this paper, the research results of the eight-element multiplexed fiber laser acoustic pressure array and the interrogation system are introduced, containing low-noise distributed feedback fiber laser (DFB-FL) fabrication, sensitivity enhancement packaging, and interferometric signal demodulation. The frequency response range of the system is 10Hz–10kHz, the laser frequency acoustic pressure sensitivity reaches 115 dB re Hz/Pa, and the equivalent noise acoustic pressure is less than 60μPa/Hz^1/2. The dynamic range of the system is greater than 120 dB.

Keywords

Fiber laser hydrophone / DFB-FL / packaging sensitization / eight-element multiplex / interferometric demodulation

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