DocumentCode
977196
Title
Electric field sensitive optical fibre using piezoelectric polymer coating
Author
Donalds, L.J. ; French, W.G. ; Mitchell, W.C. ; Swinehart, R.M. ; Wei, Ta-Chin
Author_Institution
3M Company, Industrial Electrical Products Laboratory, St. Paul, USA
Volume
18
Issue
8
fYear
1982
Firstpage
327
Lastpage
328
Abstract
Optical fibres coated with piezoelectric polymers are shown to be sensitive conductorless detectors of electric fields. The phase shift of a fibre coated with a polymer containing PVF2 was found to be 2.3 à 10¿5 radians per V/m of electric field per metre of fibre.
Keywords
electric field measurement; electric sensing devices; optical fibres; piezoelectric materials; piezoelectric transducers; PVF2; conductorless detectors of electric fields; electric field sensitive optical fibre; electric sensing devices; piezoelectric polymer coating; polyvinylidene fluoride;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19820223
Filename
4246355
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