Light pinpoints stress and strain – A Brillouin’t idea from OZ Optics
Remote Pipeline, Perimeter, and Structural Monitoring…
Foresight™, from OZ Optics, is a sophisticated Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensor (DSTS) based on Brillouin scattering in an optical fibre. It can measure subtle changes in both temperature and strain along the length of the fibre over time, or the rapid location detection of a major disturbance within a second.
By wrapping or embedding a fibre inside a structure, such as an oil pipeline or dam, detection of the structure being strained or heated/cooled is possible, allowing for pre-emptive maintenance. Such monitoring capability is invaluable in critical structures where cracks and failure could involve loss of life or other unprecedented costs.
Foresight™ can also detect and report larger signals within one second with only a slight loss of accuracy. This sort of response speed is ideal for security applications or strains caused by earthquakes where an immediate measurement and reaction may be required.
For more details about this system, please contact us.
August 2016 Newsletter Out Now
The Elliot Scientific August newsletter is now available. In this issue we announce several new products. We begin with Lake Shore’s new 240 Series distributed cryogenic temperature monitoring system for “Big physics” projects, Micro Laser Systems further expansion of their laser collimator portfolio, an extended range Z-axis nanopositioner for microscopists from Mad City Labs, and EXFO‘s latest benchtop optical power meter. Plus details of events coming in September.
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Distributed PLC monitoring of cryogenic temperature sensors new in from Lake Shore
Lake Shore’s latest 240 Series offers a convenient, modular input solution for precision monitoring of cryogenic temperature sensors in large-scale applications employing distributed PLC-based control.
Delivering the same precision temperature measurement performance as Lake Shore’s own trusted benchtop cryogenic instruments, widely distributed high energy applications like particle accelerators and fusion reactors as well as industrial sites will benefit from this new instrumentation.
Features
- Two or eight cryogenic temperature sensor inputs
- Supports Cernox, platinum, and other RTDs, plus DT-670 diodes
- Precision measurement in calibrated temperature units
- Monitor temperatures in the range 1 to 800 K
- Current reversal to minimise thermoelectric offsets
- Front-mounted OLED screen
- Fully configurable through USB connection
- PROFIBUS-DP communication for PLC-based systems
- DIN rail mounting
Please contact us for more information.
Light pinpoints stress and strain – A Brillouin’t idea from OZ Optics
Remote Pipeline, Perimeter, and Structural Monitoring…
Foresight™, from OZ Optics, is a sophisticated Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensor (DSTS) based on Brillouin scattering in an optical fibre. It can measure subtle changes in both temperature and strain along the length of the fibre over time, or the rapid location detection of a major disturbance within a second.
By wrapping or embedding a fibre inside a structure, such as an oil pipeline or dam, detection of the structure being strained or heated/cooled is possible, allowing for pre-emptive maintenance. Such monitoring capability is invaluable in critical structures where cracks and failure could involve loss of life or other unprecedented costs.
Foresight™ can also detect and report larger signals within one second with only a slight loss of accuracy. This sort of response speed is ideal for security applications or strains caused by earthquakes where an immediate measurement and reaction may be required.
For more details about this system, download the datasheet, or contact us.
April 2013 Newsletter Out Now
The Elliot Scientific April newsletter is now available. In this issue we welcome Photodigm’s High Power Single Frequency Monolithic Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) Laser Diodes to our portfolio, introduce Lake Shore’s new 4 Additional Input option card for Model 336 and 350 Low Temperature Controllers, cover new systems in the mechOnics micropositioning range, look forward to the 40th Laser World of Photonics in Munich, and more.
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