We report on the wavelength and time-domain responses of a lumped or distributed fiber-optic modalmetric interferometer under a very smooth pressure (fingerprint) disturbances in the 1530-1610 nm wavelength range. A simple method to quantify such disturbances is proposed. It is shown that the lateral offset shift of 5.9 mm between RIBEIRO AND BALOD | 151 the single-mode and the multimode fiber splice makes the device even more sensitive. It was measured an electrical signal power enhancements of 3.5 and 7.5 dB for 1 m and 1.65 km multimode fiber link, respectively.
K E Y W O R D Sacoustic communications, disturbance sensor, fingerprint, modalmetric fiber-optic interferometer, optoacoustic receiver, security