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Buying Optical Strain Sensors

Top-level product category: icon detectors and measurements

More general product categories: optical sensors

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

Optical strain sensors, such as those based on fiber Bragg gratings, measure mechanical strain. These sensors can also enable distributed sensing along a long fiber, providing comprehensive strain measurement over large areas.

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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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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 strain 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.

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3. Find suitable suppliers

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  • Below, you can find our list of suppliers for optical strain 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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Suppliers for Optical Strain Sensors

13 suppliers for optical strain sensors are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 3 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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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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The FS62 optical strain sensors of the newLight sensor series are designed to easily retrieve static and dynamic strain measurements for stress analysis in smart materials, machines, components, and other types of structures.

With different encapsulations, materials, and attachment methods, they fulfill the requirements of strain measurements for smart materials testing, laboratory, and structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) strain sensors from HBK are available in two configurations: Linear configuration for measuring strain in a single direction. This is the ideal configuration for monitoring or stress analysis on a well-known direction. Rosette configuration, comprising three Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) on the same fiber and substrate. Measurements are taken in different directions for biaxial stress analysis with a single installation and small footprint.

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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 strain sensors

World leader in fiber Bragg grating and micro Fabry–Pérot strain sensors. From ultra-small to large industrial strain sensor packaging, for strains from sub-microstrain to 50,000 microstrain, for environments from cryogenic to 1000 °C, and with cores based on standard acrylate or polyimide coated fibers, or truly hermetic copper or gold coated fibers (T15, T25, T100, T130, T150, T170, T210, T220, T230, T240, and TFP10).

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Sylex s.r.o.
Mlynské luhy 31
821 05 Bratislava
Slovakia
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optical strain sensors

FBG based strain sensors are devices that are commonly used by engineers to measure the effect of external forces on an object. They measure strain directly, which can be used to indirectly determine stress, torque, pressure, deflection, and many other measurements.

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Other Suppliers

AtGrating Technologies Co., Ltd.
China
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engionic Fiber Optics GmbH
Germany
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FiSens GmbH
Germany
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IDIL Fibres Optiques
France
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Lumoscribe LTD
Cyprus
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NETWORK GROUP, s.r.o.
Czech Republic
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Opsens Solutions
Canada
Safibra
Czech Republic
Sensuron
United States
Smart Fibres
United Kingdom

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