The laboratory experts conduct research on polarimetric optical fibre sensors of magnetic fields and electric currents. These sensors are attractive because of their high dynamic range, linearity, non-contact principle, large bandwidth and the ability to measure high value electric currents. Possible applications for these sensors include e.g. the power generation and distribution industry, but also nuclear fusion with tokamaks as future energy sources.
Room: SC3.84
Main activities
- Investigating optical methods for the sensing of physical quantities
- Research and development of optic and fiber optic physical quantity sensors
- Designing and testing optic and fiber optic sensors
Laboratory equipment
- Vibration-insulated optic tables; optic, optomechanical, and fiber optic components
- Optic fiber connecting equipment
- Laser sources: frequency- and power-stabilized 633 nm helium-neon laser for interferometry; fiber optic output lasers for the visible and near infrared regions
- Diffraction optic spectrometer for the visible and near infrared regions
- Optical receivers: wideband up to 1 GHz, and infrared with thermoelectrical cooling
- Fiber optic power meters
- Computer-based polarimeter
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