High-temperature fiber optic imaging |
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Authors: | Stephen C. Bates Robert S. F. Chang |
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Affiliation: | a Thoughtventions Unlimited Glastonbury, Connecticut, USAb Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA |
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Abstract: | An experimental demonstration of fiber optic imaging inside a furnace at 1000°C is described, A low-resolution sapphire fiber optic video system was designed, fabricated, and tested for basic performance in a small tube furnace. The imaging fiber bundle was assembled using 100 high-quality sapphire fibers aligned and bonded at each end. Experiments to achieve a high-temperature cladding are described. Reference imaging experiments at room temperature were performed with the sapphire fiber bundle and a commercial glass fiber bundle of comparable sue. Imaging experiments at 1000°C are described and discussed. |
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Keywords: | endoscope fiber optic high imaging sapphire temperature |
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