Optical waveguides – Directional optical modulation within an optical waveguide – Magneto-optic
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-07
2007-08-07
Healy, Brian (Department: 2883)
Optical waveguides
Directional optical modulation within an optical waveguide
Magneto-optic
C385S012000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11273259
ABSTRACT:
A waveguide magneto-optic sensor provides a signal indicative of the value and/or direction of a detected magnetic field by a spectral shift of the characteristic resonant spectral feature of the sensor is disclosed. The sensor does not suffer from vibrations, fiber bending or other light intensity noise and provides an absolute self-referencing signal. The sensor elements can easily be coupled to optical fibers and read with scanning spectrometers or scanning lasers calibrated against NIST-traceable gas absorption standards.
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Kochergin Vladimir
Maklad Mokhtar
Swinehart Philip
Healy Brian
Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
Peng Charlie
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