Advanced optical sensor solutions for:

               High Temperature                              High Pressure   

                                                 High Voltage                                

               High RFI / EMI                                   High Radioactivity

                                          Limited Mounting Space

HPS System and VibroFibre Sensors for CONDITION MONITORING

QPS Photronics is proud to announce its HPS Fiber Gratings Sensor systems for Condition Monitoring.

The Fiber Gratings VIBROFIBRE TM and HPS systems together represent a new technology platform.

The technology is ideally suited for the remote and distributed sensing of critical assets and equipment

especially in hostile environments.  It is built on the proven low loss and reliable fiber optics technology,

where optical networks have been deployed in the telecom industry and are expected to work for more

than 25 years.

Behind the VIBROFIBRE and HPS System is a patent pending Edge Demultiplexing Technology (EDM)

and a passive optical amplifier built into the sensor heads.  These sensors heads can be custom

designed to be of different size, weight, and frequency response and sensitivities. They are so small

and thin that they can fit into a half a millimeter slot.   Further more, they can be mounted on hard to

reach places to monitor machine vibration, capture acoustic emissions and perform dynamic strain

measurement.   Standard sensor heads work well measuring normal temperature ranges too!  Special

sensors can be designed and manufactured to work up to 350 degrees C.

    These types of measurments would be difficult to manage for normal electrical

     strain gauges, piezo and MEMS sensors.   The VIBROFIBRE will operate

     well at these unusually high temperatures.

     The inherent advantages of the technology are built into QPS' Technology

      because of the inert characteristics of the optical fiber.

                                                   SENSOR APPLICATIONS

	Geotechnical                                                                                                  Bridges & Dams                                          strain                                 Building Foundation                                    strain                                 Land Slides                                                 strain
	Power Industry                                                                                                Power Generation Stations             strain / vibration / temp                                 Power Distribution Networks                       strain                                 Power Distribution Transformers        vibration / acoustic
	Oil & Gas                                                                                                       Pipelines                                           acoustic emissions                                 Down Well Exploration                        strain / acoustic                                 Tank Farms                                                 strain
	Aero Engineering                                 Air Frames and Wings                                 strain                                 Crack Detection                                 acoustic emissions                                 Ice Buildup or Corrosion                    temperature / strain