Fiber-Optically Isolated Instrumentation for Pulsed Power System Diagnostics

Abstract

Advances in analog fiber optic telemetry and high sample rate/wide bandwidth analog-to-digital converters have enabled the development of increasingly sophisticated instrumentation suited for the highly stressing electromagnetic environment associated with many pulsed power systems. We report the development of several new capabilities, one based on analog modulation of the fiber-transmitted light and one in which a high-bandwidth digitizer is packaged in a compact configuration and the light signals are transmitted digitally using standard network protocols. Both systems are battery powered and heavily shielded to allow measurements to be made in regions of extremely high field strengths. Connection with external instrumentation and control systems is accomplished by using only fiber-optic cabling, providing completely isolated measurements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA634691

Entities

People

  • Benjamin M. Grady
  • Frank E. Peterkin
  • Ian S. Anderson
  • William F. Smith

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Analog To Digital Converters
  • Bandwidth
  • Circuit Boards
  • Converters
  • Energy Consumption
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Network Protocols
  • Power
  • Printed Circuits
  • Pulsed Power
  • Standards
  • Stereolithography
  • Telemetry
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.