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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas F Borrelli, Elmira, NY (US);
Yves A Brocheton, Fontenaysous-Bois, FR;
Alexandre M Mayolet, Chartres, FR;
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324 96 ; 25022717 ;
Abstract
A glass fiber sensor for measuring an electrical current, the glass fiber core being a heavy flint glass having its composition modified by the addition to the glass composition of a source of a selected rare earth ion, whereby the Verdet constant value of the glass is reduced without unduly increasing the value of the photoelastic coefficient.