Optical Fiber Magnetic Field Sensors Based on 3 × 3 Coupler and Iron-Based Amorphous Nanocrystalline Ribbons

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Abstract
Optical fiber interferometric magnetic field sensors based on magnetostrictive effects have several advantages, e.g., high sensitivity, strong adaptability to harsh environments, long distance transmission, etc. They also have great application prospects in deep wells, oceans, and other extreme environments. In this paper, two optical fiber magnetic field sensors based on iron-based amorphous nanocrystalline ribbons and a passive 3 × 3 coupler demodulation system were proposed and experimentally tested. The sensor structure and the equal-arm Mach–Zehnder fiber interferometer were designed, and the experimental results showed that the magnetic field resolutions of the optical fiber magnetic field sensors with sensing length of 0.25 m and 1 m were 15.4 nT/√Hz @ 10 Hz and 4.2 nT/√Hz @ 10 Hz, respectively. This confirmed the sensitivity multiplication relationship between the two sensors and the feasibility of improving the magnetic field resolution to the pT level by increasing the sensing length.
Funding Information
  • National Key R & D Program of China (2021YFC2802203, U1939207, YJKYYQ20210036, 2022110, JCYJ20190814110601663)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (2021YFC2802203, U1939207, YJKYYQ20210036, 2022110, JCYJ20190814110601663)
  • Scientific Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2021YFC2802203, U1939207, YJKYYQ20210036, 2022110, JCYJ20190814110601663)
  • Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS (2021YFC2802203, U1939207, YJKYYQ20210036, 2022110, JCYJ20190814110601663)
  • Shenzhen Science and Technology Planning Project (2021YFC2802203, U1939207, YJKYYQ20210036, 2022110, JCYJ20190814110601663)

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