Sensing part presence in machines, in fixtures, and on conveyors is an important component of industrial automation. Error-proofing assembly and controlling sequence based on presence or absence of a ...

The amplifiers have a 0 to >200-mm sensing range, depending on the optical fibers used. Operating distance can be adjusted between 20 and 200 mm with a 12-turn potentiometer with an illuminated scale.

Omron Corp on Thursday released a new fiber amplifier series and open network fiber amplifier sensor communication units. With the recent rapid expansion of manufacturing into new markets and regions, ...

Researchers present a unique optical amplifier that is expected to revolutionize both space and fiber communication. The new amplifier offers high performance, is compact enough to integrate into a ...

For Part 1, click here. High-speed optical communications applications have some high-level transimpedance-amplifier (TIA) circuit similarities with laser rangefinders (LRFs) and LiDAR. However, there ...

It’s always interesting to see how scientists and engineers have exploited—in the positive sense of the word—somewhat obscure, fundamental physics principles to create innovative sensors. For example, ...