• DocumentCode
    1318831
  • Title

    Current sensing by mode coupling in fibre via the Faraday effect

  • Author

    Chu, W. ; McStay, D. ; Rogers, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., King´´s Coll., London, UK
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    207
  • Lastpage
    208
  • Abstract
    A new class of optical-fibre current sensor which uses periodic Faraday coupling in a highly birefringent optical fibre is described. The coupling was found to be strongly dependent upon the periodic field spacing, the wavelength of the light used and the applied magnetic field.
  • Keywords
    Faraday effect; electric current measurement; fibre optic sensors; Faraday effect; applied magnetic field; birefringent optical fibre; optical-fibre current sensor; periodic Faraday coupling; periodic field spacing; robust to environmental perturbations; wavelength;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910134
  • Filename
    83212
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1318831