Use of a Parallel Plate Transmission Line to Calibrate a Fiber-Optic Coupled Magnetic Field Sensor.

Abstract

It is vitally important to accurately measure the field components of a simulated electromagnetic pulse (EMP), to determine both the waveshape and the amplitude of the electromagnetic test environment. A parallel plate transmission line is used to calibrate a magnetic field sensor as well as to determine the field enhancement factor when the sensor is mounted on the compact transmitter of an optical electronic data-link system. The transmitter is coupled to the recording instrumentation by means of a fiber-optic cable rather than an rf cable, thus eliminating a spurious signal pickup source. Some comments are also made on the use of enhancement factors for magnetic field sensors mounted on cubical boxes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA085201

Entities

People

  • Andrew A. Cuneo Jr.
  • James L. Loftus

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cables
  • Calibration
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Engineering
  • Fiber-Optic Cables
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Detectors
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Radio Frequency Cables
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulations
  • Transmission Lines
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems