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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1993
Hisakazu Okajima, Nishikasugai, JP;
Masaki Noda, Nagoya, JP;
NGK Insulators, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An optical magnetic field sensor is provided that can precisely measure a magnetic field strength without measuremental errors caused by temperature change. The sensor includes a light source, a polarizer, a Faraday's element, an analyzer, a first light beam-receiving element, a first calculation circuit, a second light beam-receiving element, a second calculation circuit, and a third calculation circuit, wherein the light beam emitted from the light source is passed through the polarizer, the Faraday's element and the analyzer in sequence, an S polarized light beam after passed through the analyzer is passed through the first light beam-receiving element, an output signal therefrom is calculated in the first calculation circuit, a P polarized light beam after passed through the analyzer is passed through the second light beam-receiving element, an output signal therefrom is calculated in the second calculation circuit, the third calculation circuit is supplied with the outputs V.sub.11 and V.sub.22 from the first and second calculation circuits respectively to obtain an output V.sub.3 based on specific equations, and a magnetic field strength is obtained from the output V.sub.3 of the third calculation circuit.