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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1988
Filed:
May. 30, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Shibata, Osaka, JP;
Akira Nishimura, Osaka, JP;
Shin-ichiro Niwa, Osaka, JP;
Yoshitaka Osawa, Osaka, JP;
Takafumi Uemiya, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9629 ; 350 9615 ; 250227 ;
Abstract
An optical sensor which comprises an optical waveguide comprising a cladding and an optical waveguide member made of a transparent elastomer which is surrounded by the cladding and through which light is propagated, wherein an amount of light to be propagated through the waveguide member is changed according to a degree of elastic deformation of the waveguide member, which is not affected by electrical and/or magnetic fields.