Design of low frequency fiber optic Fabry-Perot seismometer based on transfer function analysis

We develop a low frequency fiber Fabry-Perot (F-P) seismometer based on transfer function analysis. The seismometer structure and demodulation system accuracy are limitations of low frequency seismic monitoring. The transfer function of the F-P seismometer is analyzed, and the mass displacement spectrum (MDS) is introduced. MDS provides guidance for mechanical structure design and optical interferometer analysis to achieve low noise. The F-P seismometer prototype is built. The experiment shows that the prototype has an average noise of 6.74 ng/pHz below 50 Hz, and its noise is less than that of the global new high noise model within 0.16-50 Hz, whose potential is considerable.

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A low frequency fiber Fabry-Perot seismometer was developed based on transfer function analysis, with experimental results showing its noise level below 50 Hz is lower than that of the global new high noise model.