Title :
High-temperature optical flame sensor
Author :
Sims, PE ; Lesko, JD ; Cox, JA ; Chalfin, E. ; McKitterick, JB
Author_Institution :
AstroPower Inc., Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
The design, fabrication and performance of hybrid high-temperature compatible optical flame sensors are discussed. The sensors are comprised of two spectrally filtered gallium phosphide photodiodes, a dual channel silicon on insulator transimpedance amplifier and a gold-metallized aluminum nitride header/printed circuit board. The ability to distinguish flame color and stable operation at 340 degrees centigrade has been demonstrated for these devices
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; combustion; flames; gallium compounds; high-temperature electronics; optical sensors; photodiodes; 340 degC; GaP; dual-channel transimpedance amplifier; flame color; header/printed circuit board; high-temperature compatible; optical flame sensor; spectrally filtered photodiodes; Fires; Gallium compounds; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Photodiodes; Silicon on insulator technology; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
High Temperature Electronics Conference, 1998. HITEC. 1998 Fourth International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4540-1
DOI :
10.1109/HITEC.1998.676795
