Patents Assigned to Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luftund Raumfart e.V.
  • Method and apparatus for measuring acceleration and vibration using freely suspended fiber sensor
    Patent number: 6008898
    Abstract: An arrangement for measuring acceleration and vibration employs a fiber-optic interferometer comprising a monomode optical fiber through which light is guided and, having exited the fiber, is then reflected back therethrough, the exit end of the fiber being capable of transverse vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luftund Raumfart e.V.
    Inventors: Norbert Furstenau, Werner Jungbluth