Fiber Optic Detection of Low Frequency Underwater Sound.

Abstract

Theoretical and experimental studies of acousto-optic interferometry were continued. An experimental test of the differential loop interferometer demonstrated that the theoretical sensitivity limit can be achieved with acoustic frequencies from kHz to 50 kHz. The Michelson interferometer was studied under an environmentally stabilized configuration, but the theoretically sensitivity limit was not achieved. A Fabry-Perot configuration was analyzed, giving a theoretical prediction of very high sensitivity per unit fiber length. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 28, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072829

Entities

People

  • D. W. Baggett
  • Robert L. Johnson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Frequencies
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fabry Perot Interferometers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Michelson Interferometers
  • Modulation
  • Optical Detection
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optics
  • Phase Modulation
  • Refraction

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.