Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2018, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 93-98.doi: 10.11978/2017076CSTR: 32234.14.2017076

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Sea trial for fiber-optic hydrophone array used in marine geophysical exploration

Xiaozhu HAO1,2(), Hanquan ZHANG1,2, Chenglong WEI1,2, Cong WANG1,2, Haibing ZHANG3   

  1. 1. Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Marine Mineral Resources, Ministry of Land Resources, Guangzhou 510075, China
    3. Appsoft Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100085, China.
  • Received:2017-07-06 Revised:2017-09-04 Online:2018-06-10 Published:2018-05-03
  • Supported by:
    The Development of Major National Scientific Instruments and Equipment (2013YQ14043106)

Abstract:

In order to test the performance of fiber optic hydrophone array in marine seismic exploration, we carried out a test in the South China Sea. We used the same mode of operation in the same location for marine seismic exploration, using the 1024 channels fiber-optical hydrophone array and the 360 channels piezoelectric hydrophone imported marine seismic exploration devices. Then, we compared the marine seismic exploration data collected by the two setups. The test results show that the frequency range of the data collected by the fiber optic hydrophone array reached 10-120 Hz, which is wider than 10-80 Hz of the piezoelectric hydrophone marine seismic exploration devices. The resolution ratio of seismic section is better than that of piezoelectric hydrophone marine seismic exploration devices. After some adaptive improvements, the fiber optic hydrophone array can satisfy the performance requirements of marine seismic exploration.

Key words: fiber-optic hydrophone, piezoelectric hydrophone, marine seismic exploration