DocumentCode
972616
Title
Measurement of magnetic field by polarisation optical time-domain reflectometry
Author
Ross, J.N.
Author_Institution
Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Leatherhead, UK
Volume
17
Issue
17
fYear
1981
Firstpage
596
Lastpage
597
Abstract
The technique of polarisation optical time-domain reflectometry has been used to measure magnetic field through the use of the Faraday effect. A spatial resolution of 0.4 m was achieved, and a sensitivity corresponding to a magnetic field of 10¿3 T over a length of 0.5 m was obtained.
Keywords
Faraday effect; fibre optics; light polarisation; magnetic field measurement; time-domain reflectometry; Faraday effect; magnetic field measurement; optical fibre; polarisation optical time-domain reflectometry; spatial resolution;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19810419
Filename
4245895
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