High sensitivity optical magnetic field sensors having a magnetooptical
garnet-type ferrite polycrystal
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    High sensitivity optical magnetic field sensors having a magnetooptical garnet-type ferrite polycrystal 失效
    高灵敏度光电磁场传感器,具有磁性GARNET型铁素体多晶

    公开(公告)号:US5140156A

    公开(公告)日:1992-08-18

    申请号:US572227

    申请日:1990-08-24

    IPC分类号: G01R33/032

    CPC分类号: G01R33/0322

    摘要: A high sensitivity optomagnetical sensor comprising a light source, a magnetic field-detecting section, a light-receiving section for receiving light emitted from the light source through the magnetic field-detecting section, a measurement-controlling section for controlling the light source, the magnetic field-detecting section, and the light-receiving section, and for measuring an intensity of light received by the light-receiving section, and light transmission paths using optical fibers for optically connecting the light-source section and the magnetic field-detecting section and optically connecting the magnetic field-detecting section and the light-receiving section. The magnetic field-detecting section is constituted by a polarizer, an analyzer and a magnetooptical element arranged between the polarizer and the analyzer. A garnet type ferrite polycrystal is used as a magnetooptical element of the sensor. The ferrite polycrystal has a Verdet constant of not less than 1 deg/cm.Oe, a thickness of not less than 100 .mu.m, a light transmittance of not less than 10%, a temperature dependency on detecting the magnetic field in a temperature range of -20.degree. to +60.degree. C. being within .+-.1.0%, a magnetic field-detecting precision of not more than 1/10,000, and a composition of Bi.sub.x Gd.sub.y Y.sub.z Fe.sub.5 O.sub.12 (X+Y+Z=3).