Title :
Fibre-optic spectrophone
Author :
Leslie, D.H. ; Trusty, G.L. ; Dandridge, A. ; Giallorenzi, T.G.
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Laboratory, Optical Sciences Division, Washington, USA
Abstract :
The first operation of a fibre-optic spectrophone is reported. A 2.54 cm diameter coil of single-mode fibre was fused into one arm of an all-fibre Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The device operated as a highly sensitive optoacoustic detector.
Keywords :
fibre optics; light interferometers; nonelectric sensing devices; photoacoustic effect; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; fibre-optic spectrophone; optoacoustic detector; single-mode fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19810409
