Magneto-optical element and optical magnetic field sensor
US5485079A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/0322
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magneto-optical element is of a rare-earth iron garnet crystal expressed at least by formula 1, and a element in whose composition range the value of X is set at 0.8.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.1.3; that of Y at 0.2.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.0.4; that of Z at 0.1.ltoreq.Z.ltoreq.0.9; and that of W at 0.ltoreq.W.ltoreq.0.3; and R element is made at least one or more kinds of rare-earth elements. An optical magnetic field sensor is composed in such a manner that light diffracted by magnetic domain structure of rare-earth iron garnet crystal can be detected up to a higher-order light by optical fiber on light output side through optical system arrangement. A magnetic field measuring equipment composed of the optical magnetic field sensor has a linearity error of .+-.1.0% or less within a magnetic field range 5.0 Oe to 200 Oe, and allows a measuring accuracy higher than with prior art equipment. EQU (Bi.sub.x Gd.sub.y R.sub.z Y.sub.3-x-y-z)(Fe.sub.5-w Ga.sub.w)O.sub.12(formula 1)
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