A FARADAY CURRENT SENSOR USING A NOVEL MULTI-OPTICAL-LOOP SENSING ELEMENT

Authors
NING YN WANG ZP PALMER AW GRATTAN KTV
Citation
Yn. Ning et al., A FARADAY CURRENT SENSOR USING A NOVEL MULTI-OPTICAL-LOOP SENSING ELEMENT, Measurement science & technology, 6(9), 1995, pp. 1339-1342
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
Journal title
Measurement science & technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09570233
Volume
6
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1339 - 1342
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-0233(1995)6:9<1339:AFCSUA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The design and the performance of an optically based, Faraday current sensing system employing a novel sensing element, using the so-called 'complementary reflections' scheme, is reported. This new design not o nly increases the overall sensitivity of the device by a factor of thr ee, but also makes it easy to align the current measuring element in t he system. With the use of this new optical element, a sensitivity of 6.57 x 10(-5) rad A(-1) and a minimum detectable current of 11.3 mA Hz (-1/2) have been achieved.