Title :
Compensation for temperature dependence of Faraday effect in diamagnetic materials: application to optical fibre sensors
Author :
Williams, Pete ; Day, G.W. ; Rose, A.H.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
6/20/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The temperature dependence of the Faraday effect in a diamagnetic material can be compensated for by varying the polarisation state of the light entering the material as a function of temperature. The authors demonstrate that this can be done automatically by exploiting the temperature dependence of a linear retarder (waveplate).
Keywords :
Faraday effect; compensation; fibre optic sensors; light polarisation; magneto-optical devices; Faraday effect; diamagnetic materials; linear retarder; optical fibre sensors; polarisation state variation; temperature compensation; temperature dependence; waveplate;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910706
