Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 31, Issue 8, 806005(2011)

A Novel Fiber Sagnac Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Magnetic Fluid

Zu Peng1,2、*, Xiang Wanghua1,2, Bai Yangbo1,2, and Jin Yongxing3
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  • 1[in Chinese]
  • 2[in Chinese]
  • 3School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637598
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    An optical fiber Sagnac magnetic field sensor based on magnetic fluid is proposed. The magnetic fluid exhibits magneto-optic birefringence under external magnetic field, in which the nanoparticles form chains along the magnetic field and cause the anisotropy. The interference spectrum of the sensor shifts with the external magnetic field due to the magnetic fluid film inserted in the Sagnac loop together with a section of polarization maintaining fiber. The output spectrum shifts with the variation of magnetic field strength when the plane of the magnetic fluid is perpendicular to the direction of the light and parallel to the direction of the external magnetic field. The achieved sensitivity and resolution of the sensor, which are related to the thickness of the magnetic film, are 16.7 pm/Oe (1 Oe≈79.578 A/m) and 0.60 Oe for 60 μm thickness, respectively. When the plane of the magnetic fluid is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field, the output spectrum does not shift with the variation of the magnetic field strength.

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    Zu Peng, Xiang Wanghua, Bai Yangbo, Jin Yongxing. A Novel Fiber Sagnac Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Magnetic Fluid[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2011, 31(8): 806005

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Mar. 9, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 29, 2011

    The Author Email: Peng Zu (xiaohaozi0716@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201131.0806005

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