Where to Buy Optical Displacement Sensors
Before You Buy: Learn About Optical Displacement Sensors
Optical displacement sensors can be based on interferometry or position-sensitive detectors, offering very high spatial resolution for precise measurement tasks.
More general product categories: optical sensors
Related product categories: laser rangefinders, fiber-optic sensors, optical sensing instruments
Related product categories: detectors and measurements, applications
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Some aspects to consider before buying optical displacement sensors: resolution, accuracy, wavelength range, thermal stability, alignment, mounting options, environmental stability, signal processing, ease of use, maintenance requirements.
Manufacturers and Other Suppliers for Optical Displacement Sensors
13 suppliers for optical displacement sensors are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 4 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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| Keyence Corporation of America | |
| Optical Scientific, Inc. | |
 Fiber technology to sense the world. Technica Optical Components, LLC3657 Peachtree Rd NE Suite 10A Atlanta, GA 30319 United States |  The T420 is a single-mode fiber (SM) based fiber Bragg grating (FBG) based packaged displacement sensor for use in environments from -20 °C to +60 °C, packaged to eliminate influences from the ambient environment. Ready for direct mounting steel construction exhibiting excellent wavelength to displacement linearity. |
| From America: | |
 7639 Cordner Lasalle, Quebec H8N 2X2 Canada |  A low cost fiber displacement sensor is now available at O/E Land. Based on our patented technology on wide band tunable fiber Bragg gratings, our OEFDS-100 is used to measure the relative movement between two different positions in structures like bridges, big buildings, dams, etc. An optional built-in temperature sensor can be included for monitoring both displacement and temperature simultaneously. |
| Opsens Solutions | |
| Outside America: | |
| AtGrating Technologies Co., Ltd. | |
 Bringing light to measurement HBK FiberSensing, S.A.Via José Régio, 256 4485–860 Vilar do Pinheiro Portugal |
Based on the newLight® technology, the FS61DSP displacement sensor is a ruggedized Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensor designed to measure linear displacement on different types of structures. The sensor uses two FBGs in a push-pull configuration for effective temperature compensation. It can be used in a large range of monitoring applications, like sustaining walls, bridge piles or buildings. |
| IDIL Fibres Optiques | |
| MICRO-EPSILON Optronic GmbH | |
| NETWORK GROUP, s.r.o. | |
| Renishaw plc | |
 Mlynské luhy 31 821 05 Bratislava Slovakia |  FBG based displacement sensors are used to measure the amount of movement that occurs between an object and a reference position. The displacement sensor can be used to measure amplitude to determine the height, thickness, and width of an object in addition to the range of motion. |
| Technobis group | |
