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Phase modulation depth setting technique of a phase-generated-carrier under AOIM in fiber-optic interferometer with laser frequency modulation
Author(s) -
Yisi Dong,
Pengcheng Hu,
Ming Ran,
Zhitao Le,
Haijin Fu,
Hongxing Yang,
Ruitao Yang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.403448
Subject(s) - optics , phase modulation , demodulation , modulation (music) , interferometry , michelson interferometer , amplitude modulation , intensity modulation , materials science , frequency modulation , optical fiber , phase (matter) , physics , phase noise , computer science , telecommunications , acoustics , bandwidth (computing) , channel (broadcasting) , quantum mechanics
The phase modulation depth (PMD) in phase-generated-carrier demodulation is determined by the laser frequency modulation amplitude and working distance of a fiber-optic interferometer and must be set at a certain value. Active setting of the amplitude is unsuitable, especially for high-speed modulation, owing to variations in the laser source tuning coefficients. Existing calculation schemes for passive setting cannot work both owing to carrier phase delay (CPD) and the accompanied optical-intensity modulation (AOIM). Herein, a modified phase modulation depth calculation and setting technique is proposed. Double photoelectric detection and signal division are optimized to eliminate AOIM using a fiber delay chain and phase-locked amplifier module. Fast Fourier-transform and look-up table methods are used to calculate phase modulation depth without adding the carrier, which is unaffected by CPD. A fiber-optic Michelson interferometer is constructed to verify the feasibility of the proposed method. The experimental results show that AOIM can be eliminated; moreover, PMD can be calculated and set precisely. The displacement deviation is less than 1.03 nm. The resolution of measurement is considerably lesser than 1 nm and nanoscale accuracy is achieved in displacement measurement.

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