Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Optical or pre-photocell system
Patent
1980-11-19
1982-11-09
Nelms, David C.
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Optical or pre-photocell system
250231R, G02B 514
Patent
active
043586783
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for detecting and measuring mechanical movement that is directly or indirectly representative of a physical phenomenon. The method and apparatus involve the use of at least one optical fiber that defines a region of bend having a curvature, the radius of which varies in direct relation with the particular mechanical movement that is induced by the physical phenomenon. Light is introduced into one extremity of the optical fiber and propagates through the fiber where the intensity of the light emitted or radiating from the opposite extremity of the fiber is measured. Differentiation between introduced light and emitted light determines the degree of perturbance caused by the region of bend and is thus representative of the physical phenomenon that alters the radius of curvature at the region of bend.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4297684 (1981-10-01), Butter
Hersey Products, Inc.
Hostetter Darwin R.
Nelms David C.
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