Overview of Animal Sensor
The animal sensor is for research on small animals (rats, rabbits, pigs, etc.). The sensor consists of a black plastic baseplate, eight 400 µm-diameter core emitter fibers and a collecting 3 mm-diameter fiber bundle. The fiber tips are inserted through the holes in the plastic baseplate; the protruding fiber tips length is easily adjusted to fit the shape of the sample. A rubber gasket holds the fibers in place and provides a spring-like tension to the fibers. The emitter fibers are filtered to balance optical intensity at the detector for a specific range of emitter-detector distances. To block the direct reflection of the light, a replaceable, black, foam rubber strip is placed on the bottom of the sensor between the detector input and emitter output tips.
Key Characteristics of Animal Sensor
- Standard fiber length 2.5 m
- Emitter-detector range is 7 mm to 31 mm with holes located in 3 mm increments
- Fiber bundle can be customized with either 600 μm-diameter or 1000 µm-diameter solid core fibers
- Baseplate dimensions 5.5 cm x 5.5 cm
Key Features of Animal Sensor
- Direct customization to the emitter-detector distances
- Versatile for general investigational use
