Theoretical study of the effect of the Verdet constant dispersion upon the sensitivity of an optical current sensor

Harbin Gongcheng Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Harbin Engineering University

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 188-191

  Wang, Zheng Ping ^a   Li, Qing Bo ^a   Qi, Yi ^a   Huang, Zong Jun ^a   Shi, Jin Hui ^a  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Faraday effect; Optical current sensor; Verdet constant

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); FARADAY EFFECT; OPTICAL DEVICES; PHOTOCURRENTS;

OPTICAL CURRENT SENSOR; OPTICAL PATH; SCALE FACTOR; VERDET CONSTANT;

SENSORS;

EID: 3242795225     PISSN: 10067043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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