Determination of the thickness of a transparent plate using a reflective fiber optic displacement sensor
โ Scribed by D. Sastikumar; G. Gobi; B. Renganathan
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 558 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0030-3992
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โฆ Synopsis
A fiber optic sensor for determining the thickness of a transparent plate (1-2.5 mm) is described based on a fiber optic displacement sensor. The sensor characteristics are found to vary with the change in the thickness of a plate. A theoretical model is proposed and validated with experimental results. The behavior of the sensor is evaluated and analyzed in terms of the numerical aperture and diameter of the fiber.
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