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OptimAE - Acoustic Emission sensing system

 Description

OptimAE is the world’s only all fiber-optic Acoustic Emission sensing system. By nature, fiber-optic
sensing systems are highly suitable to measure in extreme environments such as areas with high-
voltages, ATEX zones, in presence of high EMI and/or in liquids.

Thanks to its wide range of applications and its reliability, AE is nowadays a well-established technique
in the fields of non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM). However, the
intrinsic limitations of electrical transducers have limited its fields of application in many industries.
By overcoming the constraints of classic electric systems, OptimAE opens new measurement
scenarios in extreme conditions and extends the benefits of Acoustic Emission to new industries.

Specifications
Performance Applications
Number of optical channels 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 channels
Sampling speed 1 MS/s Optics11’s Acoustic Emission sensing
Signal acquiring True simultaneous interrogator has a large range of
possible applications, including:
Multiplexing capabilities up to 32
Signal resolution 16 bit
Structural Health Monitoring
Auto calibration yes Condition monitoring
Preamplifier Not required in optic sensing Measurements in ATEX,
Arrival time, Duration, Rise time, extreme low / high
AE feature extraction
Amplitude, Energy, Counts, RMS temperatures and radiation
AE parameters 1 Threshold, HDT, HLT (EMI / nuclear) environments
Data output Digital (TDMS)

Environmental
Operating temperature -5 °C to 50 °C
Storage temperature -5 °C to 50 °C
Maximum humidity 85% (non-condensing)

Physical
480 x 265 x 361 mm
Dimensions (W x H x L)
(19 inch rack, 6U)
Max. weight 18 kg
Housing material Aluminium
IP rating IP52
220 – 240 VAC or
Input voltage
110 – 120 VAC
Input voltage frequency 50 – 60 Hz
Output interface / Port Ethernet RJ-45
Fiber port LC/APC
Optics11’s 6300 SERIES AE sensors
Sensor type
(see website for datasheet)
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The AE parameters can have multiple settings per sensor

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Mechanical drawings

Figure 1: OptimAE front side drawing

Figure 2: OptimAE top side drawing

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INFORMATION ADDRESS
Optics11 Optics11
+31 20 809 6002 Hettenheuvelweg 37-39
info@optics11.com 1101 BM Amsterdam
www.optics11.com The Netherlands