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
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 × 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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820223
