Fiber optic sensor for spatially separated elements in a system

Details Fiber optic sensor for spatially separated elements in a system Fiber optic sensor for spatially separated elements in a system

1997-07-08

1998-10-20

Lee, John D.

Optical waveguides

Optical waveguide sensor

33240, F41G 154

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058259481

ABSTRACT:
A fiber optic sensor employs tapered fiber optics in a tapered gun barrel. The fiber optic sensor employs a single-mode optical fiber, a light source supplying light to the single-mode fiber and at least one tapered dual-mode optical fiber secured to the barrel in a longitudinal direction. The single-mode fiber is spliced to with an end of a proximal one of the dual-mode fibers for carrying the light signal. A partial reflector is inserted between the dual-mode fibers to partially reflect and partially transmit light. A reflector is coupled to a distal end the dual-mode fiber, at the open end of the muzzle of the gun, to reflect the transmitted light. A coupler couples the single-mode fiber to the proximal dual-mode fiber. A coherent multiplexer is connected to the coupler for receiving and multiplexing the reflected light. A processor is responsive to the multiplexer for processing the multiplexed sensing information. The dual-mode fiber is tapered inversely with respect to the tapered muzzle to simplify the processing function. When two or more dual-mode fibers are employed, an offset splice is provided between the dual-mode fibers. A method is also disclosed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5224182 (1993-06-01), Murphy et al.
patent: 5367583 (1994-11-01), Sirkis
patent: 5572609 (1996-11-01), Li et al.

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