Fibredyne Data Collection System For Industrial Telemetry Application

B. Culshaw; I. P. Giles; J. C. Pond; A. A. Sadler

doi:10.1117/12.934019

22 March 1983 Fibredyne Data Collection System For Industrial Telemetry Application

B. Culshaw, I. P. Giles, J. C. Pond, A. A. Sadler

Proceedings Volume 0355, Fiber Optics: Short-Haul and Long-Haul Measurements and Applications I; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934019
Event: 26th Annual Technical Symposium, 1982, San Diego, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the principles and practical implementation of a novel form of optical fibre data telemetry system. The system modulates coherent light propagating in a multimode optical fibre by passing an ultrasonic wave across the fibre. The modulation process is highly efficient, and may be effected by simply attaching a suitable ultrasonic transducer to the outside of a fully cabled and protected fibre. Data connection does not interfere at all with the optical path through the system. A number of similar stations-up to perhaps fifty in total - may be connected to a single fibre link covering a distance up to several kilometres. The system is ideally suited for data collection functions from remote or hazardous areas, since the individual data input stations may be designed to consume minute amounts of power.

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B. Culshaw, I. P. Giles, J. C. Pond, and A. A. Sadler "Fibredyne Data Collection System For Industrial Telemetry Application", Proc. SPIE 0355, Fiber Optics: Short-Haul and Long-Haul Measurements and Applications I, (22 March 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934019

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