• DocumentCode
    1944590
  • Title

    Earthquake observation on the seafloor by the fiber-optic accelerometer

  • Author

    Shindo, Y. ; Yoshikawa, T. ; Dobashi, K. ; Mikada, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2001
  • Abstract
    We developed a prototype fiber-optic accelerometer using the Michelson interferometer and tried to observe earthquakes on the sea floor. This paper describes the configuration of the fiber-optic accelerometer and presents observation results.
  • Keywords
    Michelson interferometers; accelerometers; fibre optic sensors; oceanographic equipment; seafloor phenomena; seismology; Michelson interferometer; fiber-optic accelerometer; seafloor earthquake observation; Accelerometers; Coils; Earthquakes; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Sea floor; Sensor systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6738-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967939
  • Filename
    967939