APPLICATION EXAMPLES
FIBER OPTIC SENSOR
OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT SENSOR
Fiber optic sensor application overview
Download | Application Description |
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90° probes | Examples of many types of 90° probes |
Aerospace | Aerospace Applications (19 pages) |
Interference from ambient light | The R1 option filter removes ambient light |
Bend light | Fiber optic probe tips can be polished at a specific angle to bend the light as needed |
Compressor blade vibration | Compressor blade vibrations measured with a high slew rate sensor |
Connected fiber optics | Connectors allow for the removal and/or replacement of fiber optic tips and fiber optic cables |
Cryogenics 1 | Example of cryogenic applications |
Cryogenics 2 | Sensors for Extreme Environments |
Cryogenics 3 | Example of cryogenic applications video |
Cryogenics 4 | FODS for rocket engines with pressurized cryogenic fluids |
Cryogenics 5 |
Speed sensors for cryogenic turbopumps |
Custom Applications | Example of sensors for soil testing, fracturing fluid testing, gear testing, etc. |
Fiber optic cable jackets | Listing of characteristics and temperature ranges for different jacket options. |
Development of flywheels | High speed composite flywheels |
Friction Studies | Slip-stick and the evolution of friction strength for earthquake prediction |
Gas turbine assembly | Side view is combined with end view fiber optics to measure turbine blade tip clearance |
Glass measurement | Edge detection |
Glass measurement | How to measure the thickness of clear glass |
Glass measurement | Encoder Discs – Encoder Discs |
Glass measurement | Inspection of contour glass |
High pressure | Design guidelines for high pressure support |
Hot surfaces | Displacement measurements for use up to >600°C |
In liquids – Models D | The sensor tip is immersed in a liquid. How will the sensor react? |
In liquids – RC models | The sensor tip is immersed in a liquid. How will the sensor react? |
Inkjet printer | How to determine the optimal distance between the printhead and the paper |
Intrinsic security | Use fiber optics where intrinsic safety is required |
Long fiber optic cables | Fiber optic cables are limited to lengths of 3 – 15 m depending on the sensor model. With additional in-line connectors, lengths of up to 30 m can be achieved with some models. |
Long fiber optic cables | 45 meter cable length for vacuum now possible |
Magnetic fields | Fiber optic sensor options for measurements in high magnetic fields |
Mars Rover Mission | Philtec sensors contribute to the success of the NASA/JPL Mars Rover Mission 2003 |
Measure distance in vacuum | Philtec’s full line of fiber optic feed-through solutions will be showcased for low, medium and ultra-high vacuum applications |
Measure up to 100mm | Expand operating ranges with offset and gain options |
Misalignment: Type D | Sensor applications with inclination |
Misalignment | RC vs. D models with target misalignment |
Misalignment | Co-planarity monitoring in semiconductor manufacturing |
MRI Sensor | Gap sensors for MRI applications |
Multi-channel vacuum feedthrough | A vacuum passage for 8 sensor channels is space-saving and cost-effective |
Inspection of needle drills | Small fiber optic sensors are a good choice for missing part inspection |
Piston stroke | The top dead center position of the piston in internal combustion engines is measured |
Radiation | Effects of gamma radiation are discussed |
Radiation | Radiation-resistant sensor systems |
RC sensor calibrations | RC171 Calibrations were made to 4 different metal targets |
Reflection dependent sensors | Shows how changing target reflectance affects the output of D-type sensors |
Reflection Compensated Sensors | Shows how RC sensors respond to specular and diffuse reflective targets |
Reflection Compensation | The effectiveness of the reflection compensation is demonstrated |
Reflection interference | How to avoid reflective interference |
Retroreflective Targets | Use retroreflective tape to improve sensor performance |
Rotor runout – hard disk drive | Hard disk drive wobble is measured |
Rotor runout – 90° probes | High-speed shaft runout measurements are made with right-angle probes |
Rotor concentricity Pump shaft vibrations | Side sensors to measure shaft rotation and vibrations in tight spaces |
Rust | Accurate measurements on textured surfaces |
Shock tests | Sideways-facing sensors are used to capture dynamic measurements in tight spaces |
Standard Thread Tips | Listing of thread tips with standard threads and lengths and standard prices |
Temperature limits | Information on the temperature limits of Philtec sensor tips, cables and electronics. |
Temperature stabilization | Temperature stabilized amplifiers are recommended when long-term stability is required. |
Thread check | Two-head probes for internal thread inspection |
Cold clearance of turbine blades | Turbine Blade Tip-to-Casing Clearance
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Dynamic play of the turbine blade tips | RC sensors for dynamic blade tip clearance measurements |
Vacuum feedthrough for UHV | Weldable single pass vacuum feedthrough connector |
The dynamics of small valves | Small valve engine applications are described |
Valve lift in diesel engines | Diesel engine valve applications are discussed |