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Title: Strain-optic voltage monitor wherein strain causes a change in the optical absorption of a crystalline material

Patent ·
OSTI ID:426627

A voltage monitor which uses the shift in absorption edge of crystalline material to measure strain resulting from electric field-induced deformation of piezoelectric or electrostrictive material, providing a simple and accurate means for measuring voltage applied either by direct contact with the crystalline material or by subjecting the material to an electric field. 6 figs.

Research Organization:
AT&T
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,594,240/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-407,148
OSTI ID:
426627
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 14 Jan 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English