Fiber Optic Measurement Techniques by Maurice O'Sullivan, Rongqing Hui

Fiber Optic Measurement Techniques



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Fiber Optic Measurement Techniques Maurice O'Sullivan, Rongqing Hui ebook
Publisher: Academic Press
Page: 636
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ISBN: 0123738652,


Of their measured aberration and deformation data. The sensor connects to the electronic analysis unit via a fiber-optic cable. Intensity monitoring is the easiest to set up and measure by bend Sensors are especially powerful in their multi-modal form enhanced by Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)—a technique that “grates” on the core cladding material to multiply the rate and intensity of this light refraction. In optical systems, both the measurement devices, which are constructed using lenses, optical fibers, or other optical components, and the subjects being measured, such as a patient's eye or a telescope mirror, are often circular. Optical fibers can be used as sensors to measure strain, temperature, pressure and other quantities by modifying a fiber so that the property to measure modulates the intensity, phase, polarization, wavelength, or transit time of light in the fiber. Fiber optic sensors measure four different modulations to their optical signals: intensity, polarization, phase, and frequency. The core is surrounded by a optical material called the “cladding” that traps the light in the core using an optical technique called “total internal reflection.” The fiber itself The core is designed to have a higher index of refraction, an optical parameter that is a measure of the speed of light in the material, than the cladding, which causes “total internal reflection” to trap light in the core up to a certain angle, which defines the “numerical aperture” of the fiber. To assess the reproducibility of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and optic nerve head (ONH) parameters measured with Cirrus HD-OCT in glaucomatous eyes. They carry data at ridiculous speeds and have a whole assortment of lighting possibilities too. The optical measurement technique separates the electronic system from the lightning surge currents being measured. As a result, measurement data is usually expressed over a . The numerical analysis techniques described in this article can be used in all fields of optics, from astronomy to photonics, to medical optics. Fiber optics are just plain amazing. Sensors that Extrinsic sensors can be used in the same way to measure the internal temperature of electrical transformers, where the extreme electromagnetic fields present make other measurement techniques impossible.