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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1984
Frank W Cuomo, East Providence, RI (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An improved bifurcated multi-lever fiber optic transducer comprising one ht transmitting fiber and two receive fibers having different core diameters separated at one end and combined at the common distal end in the vicinity of a reflective surface parallel to the fiber end plane which is sensitive to axial motion caused by minute pressure changes, either in air or water, such that any displacement of the reflector from equilibrium will increase or decrease the illuminated areas of the two receive fibers which can be used to generate a processed output signal proportional to this motion. The resulting probe is of minimal diameter, has significantly improved sensitivity and produces an output independent of power variations at the input.