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Buying Optical Force and Pressure Sensors

Top-level product categories: icon detectors and measurements, icon applications

More general product categories: optical sensors

Related product categories: fiber-optic sensors, optical sensing instruments

Optical sensors can measure force and pressure, with some based on fiber optics for remote sensing applications. They are used in various industrial and scientific contexts.

Making Good Purchase Decisions

As the most professional photonics purchasing portal, RP Photonics helps you to not only to find all relevant suppliers (not limited to our advertisers), but also to make good purchasing decisions.

NEW: Structured Decision Process

Purchasing involves a lot of responsibility. We recommend that you apply best practice by using the following structured process: Go through the following expandable sections, complete the form and finally come to a purchase decision. You can then print that to a PDF for documenting the process.

Our article on best practices for purchasing and another one explaining this tool give you valuable insights.

1. Understand the technical background

It is important to sufficiently understand the technology before buying.

Use the comprehensive learning resources of RP Photonics:

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If you need personal help, contact RP Photonics to get technical consultancy.

2. Define your requirements

It is essential to fully understand and clearly define your requirements before you buy.

We recommend that you develop a list of clear specifications according to your specific needs, against which you can later check the suitability of found product offers:

To help you, we have already listed some aspects we recommend you consider when buying optical force and pressure sensors. Of course, there may be other aspects that are relevant to your specific case.

This list is for your own preparation, and can later (possibly in modified form) be used for quotation requests to suppliers.

Otherwise, you will need to talk to your technical colleagues.

If you cannot sufficiently clarify your requirements, you may want to get technical consultancy from RP Photonics.

You find these buttons in the supplier list below or under "3. Find suitable suppliers".

3. Find suitable suppliers

We suggest three steps:

  • Below, you can find our list of suppliers for optical force and pressure sensors. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
  • The selected suppliers will appear below this list, along with your list of specifications. You can then indicate which specifications they meet according to your research. (You should finalize your specifications before doing this.)
  • Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

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Decision

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Comments, e.g. reasons for your choice, or things which still need to be checked:

Suppliers for Optical Force and Pressure Sensors

11 suppliers for optical force and pressure 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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Sylex s.r.o.
Mlynské luhy 31
821 05 Bratislava
Slovakia
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optical force and pressure sensors

FBG based pressure sensor is a device or instrument which is able to measure the pressure in gases or liquids. A pressure sensor consists of a pressure-sensitive element which can determine the pressure being applied and components to convert the information into an output signal.

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Fiber technology to sense the world.

Technica Optical Components, LLC
3657 Peachtree Rd NE
Suite 10A
Atlanta, GA 30319
United States
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See us at Optical Fiber Sensors 29 in Porto, Portugal, May 25–30!

optical force and pressure sensors

The T620 is a high-accuracy and sensitivity single-mode fiber (SM) based Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) based packaged pore water pressure sensor for operation to 150 psi.

Available in a wide range of optical specifications. Packaged with two internal FBGs to eliminate influences from the ambient environment, the novel transducer mechanism yields a high sensitivity and absolute accuracy optical sensor. Ready for direct use in many applications. Calibration service available upon request. The T620 sensor handling and installation is fast, easy and intuitive. Delivers the advantages inherent to FBG sensors.

The TFP10 is an all-fiber micro Fabry–Pérot (uFP) sensor for use in applications to 700 °C. Using laser micro- machining technology, the Fabry–Pérot sensing element is hermetically embedded in the core of the host single-mode optical fiber. The advanced design yields an all-fiber, ultra- compact, very-sensitive, and high-accuracy sensor ideally suited for precise strain or pressure measurements to 700 °C.

The TFP10 sensors have been applied to a large number of tests and measurements in the field and are reported to be uniquely positioned among the best fiberoptic high temperature sensors available today.

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O/E Land Inc.
7639 Cordner
Lasalle, Quebec H8N 2X2
Canada
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optical force and pressure sensors

A new fiber Bragg grating pressure sensor is now available at O/E Land. These sensors are suitable for measuring pressure in air, gas, water, liquid or other media. An optional temperature sensor can be built in with pressure sensor for monitoring both pressure and temperature at the same time. The FBG is not in physical contact with the medium in which the pressure should be measured.

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Bringing light to measurement

HBK FiberSensing, S.A.
Via José Régio, 256
4485–860 Vilar do Pinheiro
Portugal
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As part of the HBK pantograph monitoring solution for predictive maintenance of pantographs and overhead powerlines, the FS66HDL Heavy duty force sensor is an optical force sensor fully rated for railway applications. The HBK pantograph monitoring solution is a fully optical measurement solution to be installed on regular operating trains, directly on the pantograph. It is based on load and acceleration optical sensors that are passive and safe for accurate measurements on high-voltage levels. Additionally, make the system hybrid by integrating information from vehicle bus signals and GPS to build a graphical map of the infrastructure and its maintenance plan. By using this system, instead of periodic track interruption for maintenance, the owner can continuously assess the overhead power line condition and, plan for maintenance on demand.

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Other Suppliers

AtGrating Technologies Co., Ltd.
China
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Luna
United States
NETWORK GROUP, s.r.o.
Czech Republic
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Opsens Solutions
Canada
Optical Scientific, Inc.
United States
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Optrand, Inc.
United States
Safibra
Czech Republic

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