December 2006

Press Release:
Micron Optics Announces New Optical Strain Gage - the os310

Atlanta - Micron Optics, Inc. announces the release of the new optical strain gage, the os310. Jeff Miller, CEO of Micron Optics says, "The os310 is a revolutionary product based on Micron Optics' patented opto-micromechanical technology. This product utilizes all the advantages of fiber optic sensing and even improves upon long-term environmental stability and fatigue." Optical sensing offers many advantages over traditional sensing including immunity to electromagnetic interference, the ability to have great distances between sensors or sensors and instruments, the ability to easily use several sensors on a single connection, and elimination of spark hazards.

By design, this patch type sensor uses neither epoxies nor other glues as part of its structure and fuses materials science with Micron Optics' core optical technology in high-performance, tunable components. Unlike traditional foil strain gages, the os310 has minimal 0-drift in high fatigue situations. In fact, the os310 has been tested to > 80 million cycles at +/- 2,000 strain. The os310 strain gage is easy to handle and mount; it can be spot-welded or bonded to most materials using conventional techniques.

The os310 is designed to work with Micron Optics line of optical sensing interrogators. It can be used as a strain gage for automotive, aircraft/aerospace, structural, geotechnical, and energy monitoring applications or as the core OEM building block for higher level sensors such as accelerometers, inclinometers, displacement, pressure, load sensors and many other transducers.

Company Description:
Micron Optics, a leading provider of tunable technologies, offers a comprehensive portfolio of products for sensing and telecom markets. Leading the industry for nearly a decade, the Optical Sensing line addresses energy, aerospace, civil, transportation and defense applications. A Telecom line of tunable components, OEM modules and test instruments provides superior solutions for signal conditioning, channel drop, and spectrum measurements. Micron Optics is a private company based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA