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Title: Thermal sensing fiber devices

Abstract

There is provided a feedback-controlled self-heat-monitoring fiber, including an insulator having a fiber length with at least one metal-semiconductor-metal thermal sensing element along the fiber length and disposed at a position in a cross section of the fiber for sensing changes in fiber temperature. An electronic circuit is connected to the thermal sensing element for indicating changes in fiber temperature. A controller is connected for controlling optical transmission through an optical transmission element, that is disposed along the fiber length, in response to indications of changes in fiber temperature.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1531832
Patent Number(s):
7805029
Application Number:
12/380,929
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
DOE Contract Number:  
DAAD19-03-1-0357; DMR 02-13282; FG02-99ER45778
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2009-03-05
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Bayindir, Mehmet, Sorin, Fabien, Abouraddy, Ayman F., Shapira, Ofer, Arnold, Jeremy R., Fink, Yoel, and Joannopoulos, John D. Thermal sensing fiber devices. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Bayindir, Mehmet, Sorin, Fabien, Abouraddy, Ayman F., Shapira, Ofer, Arnold, Jeremy R., Fink, Yoel, & Joannopoulos, John D. Thermal sensing fiber devices. United States.
Bayindir, Mehmet, Sorin, Fabien, Abouraddy, Ayman F., Shapira, Ofer, Arnold, Jeremy R., Fink, Yoel, and Joannopoulos, John D. Tue . "Thermal sensing fiber devices". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531832.
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author = {Bayindir, Mehmet and Sorin, Fabien and Abouraddy, Ayman F. and Shapira, Ofer and Arnold, Jeremy R. and Fink, Yoel and Joannopoulos, John D.},
abstractNote = {There is provided a feedback-controlled self-heat-monitoring fiber, including an insulator having a fiber length with at least one metal-semiconductor-metal thermal sensing element along the fiber length and disposed at a position in a cross section of the fiber for sensing changes in fiber temperature. An electronic circuit is connected to the thermal sensing element for indicating changes in fiber temperature. A controller is connected for controlling optical transmission through an optical transmission element, that is disposed along the fiber length, in response to indications of changes in fiber temperature.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Tue Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}

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