High temperature uncooled optical probe
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsEli Cole Warren, Benjamin D. Cyr
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Abstract
An optical probe includes a first end, a second end, an outer housing, an inner housing concentric with the outer housing, flow holes within the inner housing at the first end, and an optics holder within the inner housing between the flow holes and the second end. The optical probe further includes high temperature optical lenses inside the optics holder between the flow holes and the second end, fiber holders inside the optics holder between the high temperature optical lenses and the second end, optical fibers coated in a high temperature material extending from inside fiber holders towards the second end, and a high temperature adhesive for securing the optical fibers, the fiber holders, and the high temperature optical lenses.
Claims18
An optical probe comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an outer housing;
- an inner housing concentric with the outer housing;
- a plurality of flow holes within the inner housing at the first end;
- an optics holder within the inner housing between the plurality of flow holes and the second end;
- a plurality of high temperature optical lenses inside the optics holder between the plurality of flow holes and the second end;
- a plurality of fiber holders inside the optics holder between the plurality of high temperature optical lenses and the second end;
- a plurality of optical fibers coated in a high temperature material extending from inside the plurality of fiber holders towards the second end;
- and
- a high temperature adhesive for securing the plurality of optical fibers, the plurality of fiber holders, and the plurality of high temperature optical lenses.
An optical probe comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- a housing;
- a protector disk within the housing at the first end;
- an optics holder within the housing between the protector disk and the second end;
- a plurality of high temperature optical lenses inside the optics holder between the protector disk and the second end;
- a plurality of fiber holders inside the optics holder between the plurality of high temperature optical lenses and the second end;
- a plurality of optical fibers coated in a high temperature material extending from inside the plurality of fiber holders towards the second end;
- and
- a high temperature adhesive for securing the plurality of optical fibers, the plurality of fiber holders, and the plurality of high temperature optical lenses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.