Optical sensor

US10620178B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Ralf Bernhard · Stuttgart, DE
• Detlev Wittmer · Maulbronn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 14, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 11, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2021/6465
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an optical sensor comprising at least one light source for emitting transmission light into a medium, at least one detector, wherein the transmission light is at least partially converted in the medium by fluorescence into fluorescent light and the detector receives the fluorescent light, wherein a first receiver signal can be generated from the fluorescent light, and wherein a first measured value can be determined from the first receiver signal, wherein the transmission light is at least partially scattered by means of the medium to form scattered light, and the detector receives the scattered light, wherein a second receiver signal can be generated from the scattered light, and wherein a second measured value can be determined from the second receiver signal. The present disclosure further relates to a method for determining a first and second measured value of a medium.