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[54] LOW FREQUENCY LASER FIBEROPTIC
DETECTOR APPARATUS FOR MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS AND INTRUSION
DETECTION
[76] Inventor:
[53]
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3,920,982
11/1975
4,011,754
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Pitt ......... ..
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4,128,759
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ABSTRACT
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Fig 3;
IMPUT
FROM
MUSICIAN
l2
20
:4
l6
" J
LASER
Fig. 4A.
= STRINGS
l8
/
> DETECTOR
Fig. 4B
~ PREAMP ->OUTPUT
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k
36
Fig. 6.
DETECTOR
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LASEIQ
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following values:
Element
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
Cl
C2
Tl
Ll
Dl
Value
60 ohms
100 K ohms
10 K ohms
100 K ohms
10 K ohms
.5 microfarads
1 microfarad
ampli?er
Model C30l30
Model SGDIOOA detector
cal ?ber.
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18 is such that further manipulating can be accom 20 61 is adapted to engage bracket 54 and hold pinion gear
spring 60.
allow the price of solid state continuous power lasers to 30 ity from laser 12 to detector 16. Connectors such as
modes of operation.
The invention can also comprehend the use of high 45 possibly include employing individual instrumentation
ampli?ers, individual input lasers of different frequen
temperature coherent light sources if means, such as
cies and matching detectors.
cooling devices, can be used to stabilize the output.
The mechanical properties of the ?ber 14 are impor
Moreover, there may be feedback techniques which can
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20
F:
;
\l I.P
2L
where
the length of the cable 14. The output of the solid state
detector 16 would preferably be connected to a guard
house 64 or similar alarm command post. Thus far the
embodiment of the invention in an intrusion detection
system is essentially similar to the same apparatus as
described in the context of a guitar string as shown in
50
FIG. 1.
f
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I claim:
1. A musical instrument including a low frequency
body;
end;
means; and,
optical detector means for detecting the multi-path 20
interference pattern of said light as received by said
detector means at the transmitting end of said plu
rality of elongated optical ?ber means and convert
ing said pattern into an electrical signal,
wherein low frequency vibrations in the musical fre 25
comprising:
at least one elongated optical ?ber means having a
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55
60
65
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