Pressure Sensitive Optical Fiber Having Optimized Coatings.

Abstract

This invention relates to coatings for optical fibers to maximize their acoustic sensitivity and more particularly to such coatings which are selected from materials having high Young's modulus and/or low bulk modulus. Keywords: Interferometric fiber optical sensors; Pressure changes; Acoustic fields; Magnetic fields; Electric fields; Temperature changes; Detectors; Patent applications; Optical detectors. (KT)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 1989
Accession Number
ADD014462

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Buraro
  • Nichols Lagakos

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Fields
  • Bulk Modulus
  • Climate Change
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Fibers
  • Inventions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Fibers
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics.