AN OPTICAL DATA LINK FOR REAL-TIME REMOTE MEASUREMENT OF FAST TRANSIENTS IN THE PRESENCE OF LARGE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS,
Abstract
The problems of understanding the effects of EMP on a real system, and hardening that system, are extremely difficult today. Much can be done analytically, but the complexity of most real systems makes paper analysis infeasible in terms of time, money and confidence. Direct experiment can produce a much greater yield, if some analysis has been done to design and interpret an intelligent experiment. To perform the experiment, there are two requirements; first, to create a meaningful electromagnetic environment to which a system may be subjected, and second, to measure in detail the effect of this environment on the system. Enough is known today about the environment that a 'simulator' can be built. However, it is not possible today to create an environment that represents the nuclear electromagnetic environment accurately enough to call the device a true 'simulator.' Such a device, if in existence, would allow 'Go, No-go' testing, as in a cold chamber. However, a 'meaningful' environment can be created today, and the differences understood. Thus the first requirement is satisfied. The subject of this paper is a technique to satisfy the second requirement; a measurement system. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0837106
Entities
People
- Harold R. Carey