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Fiber optic displacement transducer with dichroic target

US4798951A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 1987
Grant dateJan 17, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D5/268
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber optic displacement transducer is provided by a fiber optic reflective probe (2), and an axially moveable target (4) having a dichroic optical filter (16) with first and second reflection surfaces (20 and 24) axially spaced by a fixed distance t and reflecting different wavelength light.

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