Optics: measuring and testing – By light interference – Using fiber or waveguide interferometer
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-02
2006-05-02
Turner, Samuel A. (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
By light interference
Using fiber or waveguide interferometer
Reexamination Certificate
active
07038786
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the preset invention, an optical interferometer employed as a current sensor is provided with visibility compensation and scale factor compensation. In accordance with the present invention, the interferometer is constructed so as to propagate a pair of optical beams along a defined optical path, where the optical interferometer includes a pair of optical beams that travel along at least a portion of the defined optical path such that a phase shift is induced between the pair of optical beams in response to a measureand, for example electrical current. At least one photodetector is responsive to at least a portion of the sum of the pair of optical beams and provide a beam output signal indicate thereof. From the beam output signal, a first signal is derived that is indicative of the visibility of the interferometer. A signal processor derives from the beam output signal an output signal indicative of the bias point of the interferometer, where the bias point is indicative of the induced phase shift in response to the measurand. A compensated interferometer output signal indicative of the induced phase shift is derived as a function of the visibility signal and bias point signal. In a specific embodiment of the invention, the visibility signal may simply be the output of a signal averaging circuit which in turn may adjust the gain of the signal processing circuit.
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NxtPhase T & D Corporation
Pajak Robert A.
Turner Samuel A.
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