Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – Using radiant energy
Patent
1994-04-29
1995-07-18
Wieder, Kenneth A.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
Using radiant energy
3242441, 324117R, 25022717, 356365, G01R 3332
Patent
active
054345014
ABSTRACT:
A sensor system includes a sensor head, an optical source, and a measurement apparatus. The sensor head includes a beamsplitter having first, second, third, and fourth ports, the beamsplitter being responsive to light selectively applied to the first, second and third ports for passing light of a first polarization state from the first port to the second port, for passing light of a second polarization state from the first port to the third port, for passing light of the second polarization state from the second port to the fourth port, and for passing light of the first polarization state from the third port to the fourth port. The optical source means provides light to the first port. The sensor head further includes a bidirectional polarimetric sensor responsive to polarized light output by the beamsplitter at the second and third ports and to an electromagnetic field applied to the polarimetric sensor for producing first polarized light at said third port and for producing second polarized light at said second port. The first and second polarized light have polarization states each of which varies as a function of the electromagnetic field and the polarization state of the light output by the beamsplitter at the other one of the second and third ports. The measurement means is responsive to light from the fourth port for producing an output signal indicative of the electromagnetic field strength.
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Esman Ronald D.
Kersey Alan D.
Marrone Michael J.
Kalish Daniel
McDonnell Thomas E.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Wardas Mark A.
Wieder Kenneth A.
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