Networked miniature chemical optical sensors
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1. A vapor detecting system, comprising:
- a light transparent waveguide infused with a material which reacts with a vapor to be detected to alter the light transparency of the waveguide;
a light source for passing light through the waveguide; and
a detector for detecting and evaluating changes in the light passing through the waveguide to determine the existence of the vapor to be detected.
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Abstract
A network for detecting a substance includes at least two detectors that are capable of transmitting a signal, and a remote station capable of receiving the signal. The detectors are adapted to detect a substance and transmit data that indicates the presence of that substance to the remote receiving station.
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20 Claims
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1. A vapor detecting system, comprising:
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a light transparent waveguide infused with a material which reacts with a vapor to be detected to alter the light transparency of the waveguide;
a light source for passing light through the waveguide; and
a detector for detecting and evaluating changes in the light passing through the waveguide to determine the existence of the vapor to be detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
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6. A vapor detecting system, comprising:
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a plurality of light transparent waveguides, each infused with a different material which reacts with a different vapor to be detected to alter the light transparency of the waveguides;
means for passing light through the waveguides; and
a separate detector for each waveguide for detecting and evaluating changes in the light passing through each waveguide to determine the existence of the vapors to be detected. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A radiation detecting system, comprising:
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a light transparent waveguide infused with a material which emits light when exposed to radiation to be detected; and
a detector for detecting and evaluating changes in the light passing through the waveguide to determine the existence of the radiation to be detected. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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12. A system for vapor detection which comprises:
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a plurality of spaced apart detector systems, each detector system comprising a housing, each housing containing a light transparent waveguide infused with a material which reacts with a vapor to be detected to alter the light transparency of the waveguide, a light source for passing light through the waveguide and a detector for detecting and evaluating changes in the light passing through the waveguide to determine the existence of the vapor to be detected;
each housing containing means for transmitting information from the detector to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A vapor detecting method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a light transparent waveguide infused with a material which reacts with a vapor to be detected to alter the light transparency of the waveguide;
passing a light through the waveguide; and
detecting and evaluating changes in the light passing through the waveguide to determine the existence of the vapor to be detected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A vapor detecting method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of light transparent waveguides, each infused with a different material which reacts with a different vapor to be detected to alter the light transparency of the waveguides;
passing light through the waveguides; and
detecting and evaluating changes in the light passing through each waveguide to determine the existence of the vapors to be detected. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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