Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluorescence based thermometry
- Patent Title (中): 基于荧光的温度测量
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Application No.: US13645765Application Date: 2012-10-05
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Publication No.: US09022649B2Publication Date: 2015-05-05
- Inventor: John Lewis , Ethan Klem , Jeffrey Robert Piascik , Garry Brian Cunningham
- Applicant: Research Triangle Institute, International
- Applicant Address: US NC Durham
- Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
- Current Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Durham
- Agency: Olive Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: G01K11/00
- IPC: G01K11/00 ; G01K11/32

Abstract:
A temperature sensor includes a photon source, a fluorescent element and a photodetector. The fluorescent element includes a temperature-insensitive first fluorophore and a temperature-sensitive second fluorophore. The photodetector includes a first photosensor exhibiting a first spectral responsivity and a second photosensor exhibiting a second spectral responsivity. To measure a temperature of a surface, the fluorescent element may be placed adjacent to the surface and irradiated with a photon beam. First photons emitted from the first fluorophore and second photons emitted from the second fluorophore are collected. The first and second photons may be transmitted as a single dichromatic beam to the photodetector. The photosensors generate two different photodetector output signals, the ratio of which may be correlated to temperature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130034122A1 FLUORESCENCE BASED THERMOMETRY Public/Granted day:2013-02-07
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