Patent · US Expired

Magnetic resonance apparatus having an optical fiber with a Bragg grating for measuring mechanical deformations

US6636041B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Winfried Arz · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Matthias Drobnitzky · Spardorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 10, 2001
Grant date	Oct 21, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/56563
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A magnetic resonance apparatus has at least one section of an optical fiber with at least one Bragg grating having a Bragg wavelength. The Bragg grating is arranged with respect to the magnetic resonance apparatus so that at least one deformation of the magnetic resonance apparatus can be acquired.

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