摘要:
A probe for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprises a dipole 9, 10, one arm of which includes an elongate receive coil 12. Outputs from both the dipole mode and the loop mode may be simultaneously received. The loop may be twisted for tracking.
摘要:
In an endoscope, the tip (1) which contains passages for viewing means and light guide means is made of plastics material, for MR compatibility purposes, and an r.f. receive coil (19) of the endoscope is provided with a fiducial (17) having its own r.f. receive coil (16), to make it possible to track movement of the r.f. receive coil.
摘要:
An optical modulator comprises an optical input (2); an optical output (14); at least one optical path (6, 8) connecting the optical input (2) and output (14) and means (10, 28) for selectively changing the optical characteristic of a part of the at least one optical path in response to a control signal (Vmod) such as to modulate light passing along the optical path. The optical path further includes a structure (16) which slows the passage of light along the part of the optical path to enhance the modulation effect of the modulator for a given length of optical path. Preferably the structure (16) comprises a sequence of coupled resonator structures in which each resonator structure is defined by a pair of partially reflecting planes (16a, 16b) which define an optical resonator cavity within the optical parts.
摘要:
A strain sensor comprises an optical waveguide (6) having a plurality of reflecting structures (Bragg gratings) along its length. Each structure reflects light at a different characteristic wavelength (μ1 to μn+1) which changes in dependence on a change of physical length of at least part of the reflecting structure. The reflectivity of reflecting structures which reflect at characteristic wavelengths which are adjacent to each other (μ1 and μ2 or μn and μn+1) are configured to be different such that the intensity of light reflected from adjacent structures can be used to discriminate between them.
摘要:
An array (10) of tapered semiconductor lasers having a straight region (14) and a tapered region (16) is provided. The lasers (12) are ridge loaded structures which are formed on a single chip. The lasers (12) operate in the near infrared and are suitable for materials processing.
摘要:
A photonic integrated device (1) comprises a waveguide (14, 16) of semiconductor material and a detector (26) for measuring optical power of light travelling along the waveguide (14, 16). The detector which is monolithically integrated into the device measures a photocurrent on an electrode (26) which has been generated in the waveguide by two photon absorption.
摘要:
The performance of a microwave antenna is improved by incorporating a fine wire dielectric material (16) which has a dielectric constant ε of less than unity at microwave frequencies. The effect of the dielectric material (16) is to refract microwaves (20) so that the antenna (14) appears to have a larger aperture than that of its physical size. Furthermore, by selecting the transmission cut off frequency of the dielectric material, two antenna elements which are intended to operate within different frequency bands can be mounted one behind the other.
摘要:
A steerable phased array antenna has a plurality of antenna elements each having an associated phase-shifter. The phase-shifters have actuators which change shape in response to electrical signals and in so doing cause either a path length of signals to be radiated from the antenna elements to change or a propagation constant of a transmitting medium to change, thereby introducing phase shift into the respective signal. The actuators comprise tubular stator (22) of piezoelectric or magnetostrictive material; a piston (26) coaxially disposed within the stator and a bearing member (24) disposed between the stator (22) and piston (26) which are configured such that the stator (22) distorts in an approximately frustro-conical manner in response to said control signal thereby causing the bearing member (24) to roll axially along the stator (22) and the movement of the bearing member (24) in turn causing axial movement of the piston (26).
摘要:
An active insulation damping device comprising a combined piezoelectric actuator (2) and accelerometer (7) adapted to be mounted on a planar member (1) the vibration of what is to be damped.