УДК: 681.787.6

Method of increasing the sensitivity of a fiber-optic hydrophone

Arteev, V.A., Kulikov, A.V., Meshkovskiy, I.K., Strigalev, V.E.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Артеев В.А., Куликов А.В., Мешковский И.К., Стригалев В.Е. Метод повышения чувствительности волоконно-оптического гидрофона // Оптический журнал. 2011. Т. 78. № 3. С. 84–87.

Arteev V.A., Kulikov A.V., Meshkovskiy I.K., Strigalev V.E. Method of increasing the sensitivity of a fiber-optic hydrophone [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2011. V. 78. № 3. P. 84–87.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

V. A. Arteev, A. V. Kulikov, I. K. Meshkovskiĭ, and V. E. Strigalev, "Method of increasing the sensitivity of a fiber-optic hydrophone," Journal of Optical Technology. 78(3), 218-220 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.78.000218

Abstract:

This paper discusses a method of increasing the sensitivity of a fiber-optic hydrophone by forming coatings on the sensitive part of the fiber. The results of sensitivity measurements are presented for certain types of coatings. The experimental results showed that, by using special coatings, the sensitivity can be increased by 25–30 dB by comparison with a fiber in a standard polyacrylate coating.

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OCIS codes: 060.2370

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