Multicore fiber curvature sensor

Cranch, Geoffrey A. (2008) Multicore fiber curvature sensor. 7324714. (http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7324714.html)

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Abstract

An apparatus includes a multicore fiber including three cores. The three cores include two pairs of cores, each pair of cores lying in a plane. The planes of the two pairs of cores are non-coplanar. The multicore fiber includes a rosette, the rosette including three coplanar interferometers. Each interferometer of the three interferometers are located in a respective core of the three cores. Each interferometer includes a first reflector and a second reflector. The first reflectors of the rosette are coplanar. The second reflectors of the rosette are coplanar.