The use of integrated optics Mach-Zehnder interferometers in high-voltage sensing

Author

Jaeger, Nicolas A F ; Kato, Hiroshi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

14-17 Sep 1993

Firstpage

946

Abstract

A study of the potential of the integrated optics version of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer, as part of a high-voltage sensor for power distribution systems, has been conducted. The possibility of designing the basic device parameters, i.e., the half-wave voltage, intrinsic phase-difference, and on/off ratio, was examined. The temperature dependence of these parameters was studied as well. Also, the linearity of these devices and their responses to fast impulses were measured

Keywords

distribution networks; high-voltage techniques; light interferometers; light interferometry; optical sensors; power system measurement; voltage measurement; fast impulse response; half-wave voltage; high-voltage sensing; integrated optics Mach-Zehnder interferometers; intrinsic phase-difference; on/off ratio; power distribution systems; temperature dependence; Integrated optics; Lithium niobate; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Titanium; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1993. Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2416-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1993.332450

Filename

332450