Optical fiber current sensor based on Bi4Ge3O12 crystal with enhanced Faraday rotation by critical angle reflections

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6279 PART 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Wang, Meirong ^a   Zhou, Wangmin ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Zhao, Jianlin ^a   Zhang, Hao ^a   Wei, Peifeng ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bi4Gi3O12 crystal; Critical angle reflection; Faraday effect; Optical fiber current sensor; Reflection phase shift

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; FARADAY EFFECT; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ANGLE REFLECTIONS; DOUBLE FREQUENCY METHODS; VERDET CONSTANTS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 34247344970     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.725185     Document Type: Conference Paper

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