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Fiber-optic liquid level sensor

Patent ·
OSTI ID:868090
A fiber-optic liquid level sensor measures the height of a column of liquid through the hydrostatic pressure it produces. The sensor employs a fiber-optic displacement sensor to detect the pressure-induced displacement of the center of a corrugated diaphragm.
Research Organization:
AT & T CORP
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 5072617
OSTI ID:
868090
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English