Large Frequency Range and High Sensitivity Fiber Bragg Grating Accelerometer Based on Double Diaphragms

Author

Qinpeng Liu ; Xueguang Qiao ; Zhen´an Jia ; Haiwei Fu ; Hong Gao ; Dakuan Yu

Author_Institution

Shanxi Key Lab. of Opt. Inf. Technol., Northwestern Polytech. Univ., Xi´an, China

Volume

14

Issue

5

fYear

2014

fDate

May-14

Firstpage

1499

Lastpage

1504

Abstract

A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) accelerometer based on double diaphragms is presented and experimentally demonstrated. Design, fabrication, and optimization of the FBG accelerometer are analyzed. Experimental results indicate that the FBG accelerometer provides broad flat frequency range from 50 to 800 Hz, corresponding sensitivity range from 23.8 to 45.9 pm/G, while the flatness is <;3 dB. Cross-axis sensitivity is <;2.1% of the main-axis sensitivity, dynamic resolution can reach 0.385 mG/√(Hz), and dynamic range is 80 dB. Random error of the FBG accelerometer is analyzed by using Allan variance analysis method, which is promising in cross well seismic exploration.

Keywords

Bragg gratings; accelerometers; diaphragms; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre fabrication; optimisation; Allan variance analysis method; FBG accelerometer; cross well seismic exploration; double diaphragm; fiber Bragg grating accelerometer; frequency 50 Hz to 800 Hz; gain 80 dB; optimization; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Fiber gratings; Resonant frequency; Sensitivity; Sensors; Allan variance; Fiber Bragg grating (FBG); accelerometer; double diaphragms;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Sensors Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1530-437X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSEN.2013.2296932

Filename

6701212