Novel optical pin using microballoons
Abstract
The design, fabrication and application of an optical probe for detecting a shock front or moving surface are described. The probe is a gas-filled microballoon affixed to an optical fiber. The probe has significant technical and economic advantages over other methods.
- Publication:
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Presented at the 9th AIRAPT Conf
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983aira.conf...24B
- Keywords:
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- Fiber Optics;
- Microballoons;
- Pressure Gages;
- Shock Waves;
- Argon;
- Chemical Explosions;
- Design Analysis;
- Diffusion;
- Fabrication;
- Pulse Generators;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering