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Hundred times more accurate than with existing sensors
Silica fibre gratings that can operate reliably at extreme temperatures above 1200C have been demonstrated.
Scientists at Clemson University for the first time have been able to make a practical optical fiber with a silicon core.
The thermometer can take 50,000 measurements per second up to 3000 K (2727 °C).
Miniaturized fiber inline Fabry-Perot interferometer fabricated with a femtosecond laser allows high temperature measurements.
Magnetic resonance scans will be safer for children and other patients needing anaesthesia, thanks to new kinds of optical sensors.
A European project named PHOSFOS (Photonic Skins For Optical Sensing) has just kicked off with the aim to develop a unique sensor system.

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