An interferometric current sensor based on optical fiber micro wires

Opt Express. 2010 Sep 13;18(19):19951-6. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.019951.

Abstract

In this paper we demonstrate a compact current sensor using the optic fiber micro wire, based on the idea of interferometrically measuring the thermally induced optical phase shifts as a result of heat produced due to the flow of electric current over short transit lengths. A responsivity of 1.28 x 10(-4) rad/I(2) at 50 Hz of current signal has been shown, with capability of measuring alternating current signals up to 500 Hz.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electric Wiring*
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Interferometry / instrumentation*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Thermography / instrumentation*
  • Transducers*