Pressure-sensitive optrode

Title: Pressure-sensitive optrode

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An apparatus is provided for sensing changes in pressure and for generating optical signals related to said changes in pressure. Light from a fiber optic illuminates a fluorescent composition causing it to fluoresce. The fluorescent composition is caused to more relative to the end of the fiber optic in response to changes in pressure so that the intensity of fluorescent emissions collected by the same fiber optic used for illumination varies monotonically with pressure.

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Hirschfeld, Tomas B ^[1]

Livermore, CA

Issue Date:: 1986-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 865923

Patent Number(s):: 4599901

Assignee:: University of California (Berkeley, CA)

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: pressure-sensitive; optrode; apparatus; provided; sensing; changes; pressure; generating; optical; signals; related; light; fiber; optic; illuminates; fluorescent; composition; causing; fluoresce; caused; relative; response; intensity; emissions; collected; illumination; varies; monotonically; optical signals; fiber optic; optical signal; fluorescent emissions; pressure-sensitive optrode; signals related; generating optical; sensing changes; fluorescent emission; fluorescent composition; /73/250/

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