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Laser sensors Laser spray Laser surgery Laser video disks LaserVision Laser welding... 

The operation of proximity sensors can be based on a wide range of principles, including capacitance, induction, Hall and magnetic effects variable reluctance, linear variable differential transformer (LVDT), variable resistor mechanical and electromechanical limit switches optical, photoelectric, or fiber-optic sensors laser-based distance, dimension, or thickness sensors air gap sensors ultrasonic and displacement transducers. Their detection ranges vary from micrometers to meters, and their applications include the measurement of position, displacement, proximity, or operational limits in controlling moving components of valves and dampers. Either linear or angular position can be measured ... 

Table I provides a schematic comparison between photo-sensor, laser, and ultrasonic methods, the different sensor systems being considered in more detail below.

A special case of nanocrystal that is comprised of a semiconductor is known as a quantum dot Typically, the dimensions of these nanostructures lie in the range 1-30 nm, based on its composition (see below). Quantum dots currently find applications as sensors, lasers, and LEDs. In fact, new high-density disks (e.g., HD-DVD and Blu-ray high-definition DVD formats) may only be read via blue lasers, which... 

In 2000, the typical end-uses of the 454 tonnes of yttrium consumed in the USA were -70% for lamp and cathode-ray-tube phosphors, 17% for oxygen sensors, laser crystals and miscellaneous uses, 8% for ceramics and abrasives, and 5% for alloys (Hedrick 2002). 

Other prominent applications of these materials include devices such as QD-LEDs, " ° IR photodetectors, active elements in devices such as sensors, lasers etc. With an understanding of the processes controlling the final properties of these materials, we can now control defects, reduce blinking and alter the surface properties to the required hydrophobic behaviour while retaining the interesting properties necessary for any particular application. 

The accelerometer is a transducer designed to measure vertical acceleration and used to establish the inertial reference and effectively the response of the vehicle to the road surface (instant height of accelerometer in the host vehicle). The vertical distance between the accelerometer and the travelled surface is measured by displacement transducers or sensors (laser, acoustic or infrared sensors) and the distance travelled by distance transducers. Eigure 16.29 shows an accelerometer and a single sensor mid-mount on a vehicle. 

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Fiber-Optic Chemical Sensors Lasers, Nuclear Pumped Lasers, Solid-State Lasers, Ultrafast Pulse TLchnology Nonlinear Optical Processes Optical Amplifiers Optical Fibers, Fabrication AND Applications Optical Fiber ItcHNiQUES for Medical Applications Optical Waveguides and Waveguide Devices TfeLECOMMUNiCATioNS... 

In the case of actively controlled structural dynamics, sensors may measure a variety of signals, such as accelerations (accelerometers), displacements (Hall sensors, capacitive sensors, laser interferometers, etc.), forces (force transducers), or - typically for adaptronic structures - strain or strain velocities (strain gauges, piezoelectric sensors, etc.). Most of these cases can be represented by the following sensor equation ... 

The eombination in a compact system of an infrared sensor and a laser as excitation source is called a photothermal camera. The surface heating is aehieved by the absorption of the focused beam of a laser. This localisation of the heating permits a three-dimensional heat diffusion in the sample to be examined. The infrared (IR) emission of the surface in the neighbourhood of the heating spot is measured by an infrared detector. A full surface inspection is possible through a video scanning of the excitation and detection spots on the piece to test (figure 1). 

The methods and means for ecological diagnostics make rapid strides among all the NDT and TD developing areas. To provide the atmosphere monitoring recently the good results were achieved in the development of surface-acoustics wave sensors (SAW), laser measuring systems, infrared detectors and systems based on other physical principles. 

The principle of optical triangulation has been known since the time of the early Greeks, and indeed optical triangulation has been used for hundreds of years in applications such as surveying, camera auto-focus and even smart-bombs. With the advent of low-cost, compact electro-optic components such as lateral-effect photodetectors, diode lasers and micro-optics, laser-based triangulation sensors can now be employed for applications that were, heretofore, considered uninspectable. 

Figure Bl.18.10. Scaimmg microscope in reflection the laser beam is focused on a spot on the object. The reflected light is collected and received by a broad-area sensor. By moving the stage, the object can be scaimed point by point and the corresponding reflection data used to construct the image. Instead of moving the stage, the illuminating laser beam can be used for scaiming.

Optical Fibers. Pure and doped fused siHca fibers have replaced copper lines in the telecommunication area. Eused siHca fibers are used in laser surgery, optical sensor appHcation, and laser welding (see Sensors). Optical-fiber-tethered weapons such as fiber-optics-guided (EOG) missiles are another potential appHcation for fused siHca (249,250) (see Eiberoptics). 

Laser alignment systems use a transmitter and receiver. The system has a laser diode and a position sensor on a bracket mounted on one shaft that emits a weak and safe radio-tagged beam of light. The light ray is directed toward the other bracket on the other shaft with a reflecting prism that returns the ray back toward the first bracket into the position sen.sor eye. 

Dial-indicator methods (i.e., reverse-dial indicator and the two variations of the rim-and-face method) use the same type of dial indicators and mounting equipment. However, the number of indicators and their orientations on the shaft are different. The optical technique does not use this device to make measurements, but uses laser transmitters and sensors. 

A typical system, which is shown in Figure 54.18, uses two transmitter/ sensors rigidly mounted on fixtures similar to the reverse-dial apparatus. When the shaft is rotated to one of the positions of interest (i.e., 12 o clock, 3 o clock, etc.), the transmitter projects a laser beam across the coupling. The receiver unit detects the beam and the offset and angularity are determined and recorded. 

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