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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Geospace Technologies Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Steven James Maas, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Geospace Technologies Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G01B 9/021 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4427 (2013.01); G01B 9/021 (2013.01); G02B 6/29349 (2013.01); G02B 6/29359 (2013.01); G02B 6/4212 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable includes a plurality of optical fibers and an optical sensor. The optical sensor includes a first optical coupler and a first mirror. The first optical coupler is coupled to a first of the optical fibers and to a second of the optical fibers at a first sensor takeout location. The first mirror is coupled to the first of the optical fibers at a second sensor takeout location. The first sensor takeout location is longitudinally offset from the second sensor takeout location.