Method of terminating an optical fiber

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4834493
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07090546

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A fiber-optic rotation sensor particularly adapted to be placed adjacent a drill head to measure the orientation of a drill string with respect to the axis of rotation of the earth during or after drilling for minerals such as oil and gas. The analog sensor is based on a Sagnac interferometer and uses light beams counterrotating in one or more oblong circular shaped coils of optical fiber in which dual phase modulators are used to generate an AC signal to enable detection of a rotation rate output. The sensor also includes means to mechanically or electrically flip to sensitive axis of the rotation sensor to null out bias drift. If one coil is used, the flipping is in 90.degree. segments. When two coils at 90.degree. to each other are used, they are flipped 180.degree..

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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATIONLONG BEACH CA 90846-0001

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cahill, Richard F El Toro, CA 12 352
Eck, Jeffrey A Yorba Linda, CA 3 53
Schwantz, Gerald L Stanton, CA 2 48
Theriault, John P Fountain Valley, CA 5 153
Turek, Philip A Huntington Beach, CA 2 48
Udd, Eric Huntington Beach, CA 60 2510
Wagoner, Raymond E Huntington Beach, CA 2 48
Wanser, Keith H Huntington Beach, CA 6 125

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