Temperature characteristics of Pockels electro-optic voltage sensor with double crystal compensation

Voltage sensors based on the Pockels electro-optic effect in LiNbO3 crystals have been applied to practical engineering measurements because of their passive nature, wide operating bands, and low transmission loss. However, the temperature of the measurement environment can greatly affect the dynami...

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Main Authors: Wenxia Sima, Tong Liu, Qing Yang, Rui Han, Shangpeng Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2016-05-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4949569
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Tong Liu
Qing Yang
Rui Han
Shangpeng Sun
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Tong Liu
Qing Yang
Rui Han
Shangpeng Sun
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description Voltage sensors based on the Pockels electro-optic effect in LiNbO3 crystals have been applied to practical engineering measurements because of their passive nature, wide operating bands, and low transmission loss. However, the temperature of the measurement environment can greatly affect the dynamic responses of these sensors because the natural birefringence of a single LiNbO3 crystal voltage sensor (SVS) is related to its temperature. To improve the stability of this sensor over a wide temperature range, a double crystal compensation method is introduced in this paper to compensate for the natural birefringence of the SVS. A double LiNbO3 crystal voltage sensor (DVS) was fabricated, and its working point drift characteristics and amplitude-frequency response were investigated over the temperature range from 0°C to 50°C. The effects of two intrinsic parameters of the LiNbO3 crystal were also investigated. Comparison between an existing SVS and the proposed DVS showed that the DVS resisted environmental temperature fluctuations more strongly.
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spelling doaj.art-d7b9a3a051f7445287076d65c4ee6b092022-12-22T03:57:32ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262016-05-0165055109055109-1010.1063/1.4949569034605ADVTemperature characteristics of Pockels electro-optic voltage sensor with double crystal compensationWenxia Sima0Tong Liu1Qing Yang2Rui Han3Shangpeng Sun4State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400044, P.R. ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400044, P.R. ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400044, P.R. ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400044, P.R. ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400044, P.R. ChinaVoltage sensors based on the Pockels electro-optic effect in LiNbO3 crystals have been applied to practical engineering measurements because of their passive nature, wide operating bands, and low transmission loss. However, the temperature of the measurement environment can greatly affect the dynamic responses of these sensors because the natural birefringence of a single LiNbO3 crystal voltage sensor (SVS) is related to its temperature. To improve the stability of this sensor over a wide temperature range, a double crystal compensation method is introduced in this paper to compensate for the natural birefringence of the SVS. A double LiNbO3 crystal voltage sensor (DVS) was fabricated, and its working point drift characteristics and amplitude-frequency response were investigated over the temperature range from 0°C to 50°C. The effects of two intrinsic parameters of the LiNbO3 crystal were also investigated. Comparison between an existing SVS and the proposed DVS showed that the DVS resisted environmental temperature fluctuations more strongly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4949569
spellingShingle Wenxia Sima
Tong Liu
Qing Yang
Rui Han
Shangpeng Sun
Temperature characteristics of Pockels electro-optic voltage sensor with double crystal compensation
AIP Advances
title Temperature characteristics of Pockels electro-optic voltage sensor with double crystal compensation
title_full Temperature characteristics of Pockels electro-optic voltage sensor with double crystal compensation
title_fullStr Temperature characteristics of Pockels electro-optic voltage sensor with double crystal compensation
title_full_unstemmed Temperature characteristics of Pockels electro-optic voltage sensor with double crystal compensation
title_short Temperature characteristics of Pockels electro-optic voltage sensor with double crystal compensation
title_sort temperature characteristics of pockels electro optic voltage sensor with double crystal compensation
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4949569
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