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Electronic Signal Processing in an Optical Fiber-Based Magnetometer

Abstract

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Conventional Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometric (EFPI) sensors have been used to measure a variety of physical parameters like temperature, pressure and strain. A modified version of this geometry is successfully implemented to measure low-level magnetic field densities. A complete optical fiber based magnetometer system consisting of sensor head, laser source, opto-electronics, signal demodulation circuitry and display is designed, fabricated and tested. Various electronic signal demodulation schemes are discussed. The Quadrature Phase Shifted EFPI signal demodulation scheme, used in the system, is studied in detail. The scheme is designed and implemented in both analog and digital domain and the advantages and drawbacks of each type are presented. Primary limitations in the measurement of extremely low-level magnetic field densities are discussed and methods to overcome them using electronic signal processing schemes are suggested for future consideration.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Electrical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Electrical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1997

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Ranade, Jaydeep
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Wang, Anbo
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Claus, Richard O.
  • Murphy, Kent A.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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etd-81297-101758
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/36978

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citation

Ranade, Jaydeep. Electronic Signal Processing in an Optical Fiber-Based Magnetometer. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36978