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Application of additional high-frequency modulation to reduce influence of residual amplitude modulation LiNbO3 phase modulator on fiber optical gyroscope signal

Journal: Scientific and Technical Journal of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (Vol.22, No. 5)

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Page : 866-872

Keywords : residual amplitude modulation; phase modulator; fiber-optical gyroscope; lithium niobite; modulation;

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Abstract

Residual amplitude modulation in LiNbO3 phase modulator is one of the key factors that limit the accuracy of highsensitive fiber-optical sensors. A fiber-optical gyroscope is an angular velocity sensor whose sensitivity is better than 0.001 °/h. Optical light intensity changes after phase modulator is a reason for wrong phase difference that introduces an error in the angular velocity signal. Most existing residual amplitude modulation suppression methods are based on reduction of back reflections between an optical fiber and integrated optical waveguide, absorbing groove to suppress or reduce reflection on the bottom face, and algorithmic compensation. In this paper, new approach to reduce residual amplitude modulation in LiNbO3 for fiber optical gyroscope application is presented. Method feature is an application of additional differential signal modulation with uniform amplitude distribution in the input signal voltage range of the phase modulator. The proposed method allows to suppress residual amplitude modulation of the multifunctional integrated optical circuit phase modulator more than 3 times using additional triangle signal modulation with the frequency f = 200.09 MHz and power P = 36 dBm. This method is suitable for improving fiber optical gyroscope accuracy. Moreover, it could be applied for any fiber-optic sensors based on LiNbO3 phase modulator. The paper will be of interest to specialists in the field of highly sensitive fiber optical sensors, fiber, and integrated optics.

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