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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Michael A. Carralero, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Ty A. Larsen, Everett, WA (US);
Priya D. Maratukulam, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Michael A. Carralero, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Ty A. Larsen, Everett, WA (US);
Priya D. Maratukulam, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/353 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/3538 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical interrogator system including a broad spectrum light source capable of emitting light having a spectral width spanning at least approximately 20 nm, and at least one optical sensor coupled to the broad spectrum light source by at least one multimode optical fiber, wherein the at least one multimode optical fiber is configured to support a plurality of propagation modes, and a method of using the same are disclosed herein.