Title :
All-fiber optical magnetic field sensor based on Faraday rotation
Author :
Sun, L. ; Jiang, S. ; Marciante, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
An all-fiber optical magnetic field sensor with a sensitivity of 0.49 rad/T is demonstrated. It consists of a fiber Faraday rotator (56-wt.%-terbium-doped silica fiber) and a fiber polarizer (Corning SP1060 fiber).
Keywords :
Faraday effect; fibre optic sensors; magnetic field measurement; magnetic sensors; optical fibre polarisation; silicon compounds; terbium; Corning SP1060 fiber; SiO2:Tb; all-fiber optical magnetic field sensor; fiber Faraday rotator; fiber polarizer; terbium-doped silica fiber; Faraday effect; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic sensors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical sensors; Power measurement; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
