Distributed measurement of high electric current by means of polarimetric optical fiber sensor

A novel distributed optical fiber sensor for spatially resolved monitoring of high direct electric current is proposed and analyzed. The sensor exploits Faraday rotation and is based on the polarization analysis of the Rayleigh backscattered light. Preliminary laboratory tests, performed on a sectio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Optics express 2015-05, Vol.23 (9), p.11073-11079
Hauptverfasser: Palmieri, Luca, Sarchi, Davide, Galtarossa, Andrea
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A novel distributed optical fiber sensor for spatially resolved monitoring of high direct electric current is proposed and analyzed. The sensor exploits Faraday rotation and is based on the polarization analysis of the Rayleigh backscattered light. Preliminary laboratory tests, performed on a section of electric cable for currents up to 2.5 kA, have confirmed the viability of the method.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.23.011073