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Monitoring system for turbine engine

  • US 20080245980A1
  • Filed: 04/05/2007
  • Published: 10/09/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for monitoring an area of interest in a gas turbine, the system comprising:

  • at least one photonic crystal fiber having an imaging end and a processing end, the at least one photonic crystal fiber comprising a sapphire cladding and defining a hollow core;

    an imaging camera operably connected to the processing end of the at least one photonic crystal fiber; and

    an imaging processor operably connected to the imaging camera, wherein the imaging end of the at least one photonic crystal fiber captures light in the area of interest and guides the light to the imaging camera, and wherein the imaging processor generates an image based on the light.

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