Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 9, Issue 7, 071202(2011)

Interferometric measurement of injection nozzles using ultra-small f iber-optical probes

Tilo Pfeifer1,2, Robert Schmitt1,2, Niels Konig1, and Guilherme Francisco Mallmann1
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  • 1Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology Steinbachstr. 17, 52074 Aachen, Germany
  • 2Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering of RWTH Aachen University, Steinbachstr. 19, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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    The measurement of boreholes with diameters smaller than 500 μm is a demanding task that cannot be performed using state-of-the-art production metrology. In this letter, a miniaturized fiber probe with a diameter of 80 \mu m is presented. A probe is used for low-coherence interferometry to conduct highly precise measurements of form deviations of small boreholes. Measurements conducted in nozzles are also presented. The results prove the potential of the fiber-optical sensor for quality inspection of high-precision parts, such as injection nozzles, for common-rail diesel engines.

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    Tilo Pfeifer, Robert Schmitt, Niels Konig, Guilherme Francisco Mallmann, "Interferometric measurement of injection nozzles using ultra-small f iber-optical probes," Chin. Opt. Lett. 9, 071202 (2011)

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    Category: Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology

    Received: Dec. 1, 2010

    Accepted: Feb. 18, 2011

    Published Online: May. 18, 2011

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    DOI:10.3788/COL201109.071202

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