OPTICAL SENSOR WITH APERTURE SEPARATING RADIATION SOURCE AND SENSING ELEMENT

• Main Authors: HAMBLIN, CHRISTOPHER PAUL, MARSHALL, ALAN, EATON, STUART JOHN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 04.01.2018
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS; PHYSICS; TESTING

A sensor for measuring a property comprises: a radiation source, a detector and a sensing element. The radiation source is operable to produce a radiation beam. The detector is provided with a detecting surface for receiving radiation and outputting a signal in dependence on the received radiation....