Magnetic field sensor based on backscattered intensity using ferrofluid

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1481-1484

  Candiani, Alessandro ^a   Bravo, Mikel ^b   Pissadakis, Stavros ^c   Cucinotta, Annamaria ^a   Lopez Amo, Manuel ^b   Selleri, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND LASER   (Greece)

Author keywords

ferromagnetic materials; magnetic devices; multiplexing; Optical fiber

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERED INTENSITY; END FACES; FERROFLUID; HIGH POTENTIAL; MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS; REFLECTED POWER;

BACKSCATTERING; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC SENSORS; MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL FIBERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

MAGNETOMETERS;

EID: 84880539740     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2013.2267812     Document Type: Article

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