Experimental Research on DFB Fiber Laser Hydrophone Towed Line Array

Authors:
  • 唐波唐波TANGBo
    唐波TANGBo
  • 黄俊黄俊斌HUANGJun-bin
    黄俊斌HUANGJun-bin
  • 顾宏顾宏灿GUHong-can
    顾宏灿GUHong-can
  • 毛欣毛欣MAOXin
    毛欣MAOXin

Abstract
To further increase the detection distance of optical fiber array, a prototype of 32-element distributed feedback fiber laser hydrophone towed line array with a diameter of 16 mm is developed. The acoustic pressure sensitivity of the element reaches to -142.7 dB with the fluctuation less than ±2 dB in a frequency range of 10~2 000 Hz. Based on the time division, wavelength division multiplexing technology and acoustic optic modulator, 32-element fiber laser hydrophone array multiplexing is realized. The crosstalk between each element and each channel are both less than -40 dB. The static and dynamic towed tests on the lake are completed. The distributed feedback fiber laser hydrophone towed line array can form stable beam pointing to the target in both the static and dynamic towed state of 6~16 knots, which is the same as the GPS record. The application prospect in engineering of the distributed feedback fiber laser hydrophone towed line array is demonstrated.