Abstract
A microampere dc current is measured by a fiber optic sen- sor. The phase change of the guided light induced by ohm's heat over a golden-coated fiber is detected by an interferometer. The thermal con- duction of the optical fiber and the relation of the temperature-induced phase change of the guided light are explored. A Michelson interferom- eter plus a Faraday rotator mirror enable system immunity from the polarization-induced signal fading due to the environmental disturbance, especially by vibration and temperature. A passive phase-generated car- rier (PGC) demodulation scheme enables the system to demodulate the interference signal stably by shifting the signal away from the high-noise, low-frequency band through a carrier. The sensitivity of the sensing sys- tem is improved by a biased method. The minimum measurable dc cur- rent is 3.416310 27 A with a dynamic range of 89.33 dB. © 2003 Society of
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