Method and apparatus for packaging optical fiber sensors for harsh environments
Abstract
A package for an optical fiber sensor having a metal jacket surrounding the sensor, and heat-shrink tubing surrounding the metal jacket. The metal jacket is made of a low melting point metal (e.g. lead, tin). The sensor can be disposed in a rigid tube (e.g. stainless steel or glass) that is surrounded by the metal jacket. The metal jacket provides a hermetic, or nearly hermetic seal for the sensor. The package is made by melting the metal jacket and heating the heat shrink tubing at the same time. As the heat-shrink tubing shrinks, it presses the low melting point metal against the sensor, and squeezes out the excess metal.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1175459
- Patent Number(s):
- 6928202
- Application Number:
- 10/689,552
- Assignee:
- Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FT26-98BC15167
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Pickrell, Gary, Duan, Yuhong, and Wang, Anbo. Method and apparatus for packaging optical fiber sensors for harsh environments. United States: N. p., 2005.
Web.
Pickrell, Gary, Duan, Yuhong, & Wang, Anbo. Method and apparatus for packaging optical fiber sensors for harsh environments. United States.
Pickrell, Gary, Duan, Yuhong, and Wang, Anbo. Tue .
"Method and apparatus for packaging optical fiber sensors for harsh environments". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175459.
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title = {Method and apparatus for packaging optical fiber sensors for harsh environments},
author = {Pickrell, Gary and Duan, Yuhong and Wang, Anbo},
abstractNote = {A package for an optical fiber sensor having a metal jacket surrounding the sensor, and heat-shrink tubing surrounding the metal jacket. The metal jacket is made of a low melting point metal (e.g. lead, tin). The sensor can be disposed in a rigid tube (e.g. stainless steel or glass) that is surrounded by the metal jacket. The metal jacket provides a hermetic, or nearly hermetic seal for the sensor. The package is made by melting the metal jacket and heating the heat shrink tubing at the same time. As the heat-shrink tubing shrinks, it presses the low melting point metal against the sensor, and squeezes out the excess metal.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2005},
month = {8}
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