Sensor apparatus with polarization maintaining fibers
CA 2267913 A1 · Owner: Nolan, Daniel A. · Inventors: Nolan, Daniel A.
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A distributed sensor (10) includes a plurality of stages (24 28, 32, 36, 40) , connected in series, each stage incorporating a length of polarization maintaining fiber (12) exposed to a phenomena such as mechanical deformation or temperature to be sensed. Inter-mode couplers are provided between the sensing fibers (26, 30, 34, 38) of the various stages. The overall transfer function of the device at a plurality of wavelengths is deconvoluted to determine the birefringence of each sensing region and does monitor plural phenomena independently of one another.
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- Filed September 25, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 25, 2017.
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