Title :
Demonstration of a fiber optic array of three-axis magnetometers for undersea application
Author :
Bucholtz, F. ; Dagenais, D.M. ; Villarruel, Carl A ; Kirkendall, C.K. ; McVicker, J.A. ; Davis, A.R. ; Patrick, S.S. ; Koo, K.P. ; Wang, G. ; Valo, II H. ; Eidem, E.J. ; Andersen, A. ; Lund, T. ; Gjessing, R. ; Knudsen, T.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe an undersea array of eight fiber-optic, three-axis magnetic sensors. The interferometric sensors employ magnetostrictive metallic glass strips as the transducer elements. We discuss the operating principles and the performance of the system during actual undersea operation
Keywords :
arrays; fibre optic sensors; light interferometers; magneto-optical sensors; magnetometers; magnetostrictive devices; metallic glasses; fiber optic array; interferometric sensors; magnetic sensors; magnetostrictive metallic glass strips; three-axis magnetometers; transducer elements; undersea operation; Amorphous magnetic materials; Glass; Magnetic sensors; Magnetometers; Magnetostriction; Optical arrays; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Sensor arrays;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
