Perciante César D, Ferrari José A
Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnologías, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Avenida 8 de Octubre 2738, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Appl Opt. 2005 Nov 10;44(32):6910-2. doi: 10.1364/ao.44.006910.
We present a novel optical current sensor based on the Faraday effect that incorporates a temperature monitoring system. The monitoring element is a temperature-dependent birefringent plate placed at the Faraday sensor head. Measurement of the plate retardation permits compensation for the temperature dependence of the Verdet constant. Validation experiments are presented and discussed.