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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Carl M. Edwards, Katy, TX (US);
Dustin W. Carr, Albuqerque, NM (US);
Steven R. Patterson, Concord, NC (US);
Carl M. Edwards, Katy, TX (US);
Dustin W. Carr, Albuqerque, NM (US);
Steven R. Patterson, Concord, NC (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest using values of a beam property from two or more electromagnetic beams that both pass through at least part of an optical displacement device. The apparatus may include a Fabry-Perot interferometer, a collimated light source, and a detection array. At least one mirror of the interferometer may be operably coupled to an element receiving an external stimulus, such as pressure, force, and/or acceleration. The method includes using the apparatus.