Ultrasonic directional fiber-optic hydrophone
US5726444A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01H9/004
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A high sensitivity, high frequency directional hydrophone is disclosed which utilizes flexible optical waveguide wrapped about an hemispherical mandrel located at the focus of a paraboloidal acoustic reflector.
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