High intensity fabry-perot sensor

a technology of fabry-perot and sensor, applied in the field of high intensity fa, can solve problems such as the compromise of fabry-perot interferometer-based sensors, and achieve the effect of maximizing the reflected light signal

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-07
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC
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[0011]FIG. 2 is a concept drawing of sensor assembly with ball lens and Fabry-Perot gap, wherein the two surfaces of the window are plane parallel (where one

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As a result, if insufficient light reflected from the sensor re-enters the fibe

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[0020] While the present invention is described with reference to the embodiments described herein, it should be clear that the present invention should not be limited to such embodiments. Therefore, the description of the embodiments herein is illustrative of the present invention and should not limit the scope of the invention as claimed.

[0021] To obtain the maximum light intensity using a Fabry-Perot interferometer based sensor, it is necessary to assure the optical fiber is precisely centered on the lens optical axis and the second reflector in the Fabry-Perot interferometer is precisely perpendicular to the beam of light transmitted from the lens. Since these conditions cannot be met precisely in manufacturing practice, certain adjustments are necessary to achieve these results. An embodiment of a Fabry-Perot interferometer based sensor 10 is shown in FIG. 1A. In this embodiment, a wedge shaped window assembly 15 is used rather than a plane-parallel window as an alignment devi...

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In a Fabry-Perot interferometer based sensor if insufficient light reflected from the sensor re-enters the fiber, the results from the Fabry-Perot interferometer-based sensor are compromised. Accordingly, a sensor assembly is provided that comprises an optical fiber having an optical axis, a lens in optical communication with the optical fiber, the lens having an optical axis and the lens capable of transmitting a beam of light, a reflective surface, the reflective surface spaced from the lens such that the beam of light transmitted from the lens is capable of reflecting from the reflective surface back to the lens, and an alignment device capable of aligning the beam of light transmitted from the lens substantially perpendicular with the reflective surface.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 662,202 filed on Mar. 16, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 774,289 filed on Feb. 17, 2006, which is also hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to sensors for measuring the absolute length of a gap in a Fabry-Perot interferometer, and more particularly to a Fabry-Perot sensor that provides a more intense signal. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The use of Fabry-Perot interferometers to measure the absolute length of a gap is known. Use of a ball lens to collimate light shining on a Fabry-Perot interferometer is needed for sensors measuring gaps exceeding about 30 μm in order to maintain a uniform optical path length for all light rays and to assure a high percentage of the light reflected by the interferometer is captured b...

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IPC IPC(8): G01B11/02
CPCG02B6/32G02B6/322G01B2290/25G01D5/268G01B9/02068G02B6/34G01D5/35312
Inventor GIBLER, WILLIAM N.LOPUSHANSKY, RICHARD L.JEFFERS, LARRY A.GILLHAM, FREDERICK J.
Owner HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC
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