The future of magnetic sensors

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 39-55

  Popovic, R S ^a   Flanagan, J A ^a   Besse, P A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fluxgates; Hall devices; Inductive coils; Magnetic sensors; Magnetoresistors; Miniaturization; Proximity detectors; Sensor systems

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MICROELECTRONICS; SOLENOIDS;

FLUXGATES; HALL DEVICES; MAGNETIC SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0030206860     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-4247(96)01285-X     Document Type: Article

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