DocumentCode
1840122
Title
Extreme current measurements using a fibre optics current sensor
Author
Briffod, F. ; Alasia, D. ; Thevenaz, L. ; Cuenoud, G. ; Robert, Ph.
Author_Institution
Lab. of Metrol. & Photonics, Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
fYear
2002
fDate
10-10 May 2002
Firstpage
607
Abstract
We demonstrate that an optical fibre current sensor can measure current over 500 kA with an accuracy of 0.2%. This level of accuracy has never previously been achieved using a traditional non-optical sensor.
Keywords
electric current measurement; fibre optic sensors; measurement errors; 500 kA; extreme current measurements; fibre optics current sensor; measurement accuracy; optical fibre current sensor; Birefringence; Current measurement; Fiber optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Sagnac interferometers; Sensor systems; Ultraviolet sources;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th
Conference_Location
Portland, OR, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7289-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFS.2002.1012109
Filename
1012109
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