Patent ID: 7939792
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: G01D

Abstract:
1. A noise resistant light-powered transceiving adapter for adapting an analog signal transducer for use in a fiber optic system, the adapter comprising: a Faraday cage having an interface for receiving optical fibers and a receptacle for receiving the analog signal transducer; a microprocessor enclosed within the Faraday cage for receiving analog signals from the transducer and converting the analog signals to digital signals; a fiber optic transceiver enclosed within the Faraday cage for receiving the digital signals from the microprocessor, and converting the received digital signals to optical signals, receiving optical signals, and converting the received optical signals to digital signals for input to the microprocessor; and a photodiode array enclosed within the Faraday cage for converting high intensity light received through the Faraday cage interface to voltage for powering electrical components enclosed within the Faraday cage.