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Diffractive Optic Fluid Shear Stress Sensor

Wilson, D.·Scalf, J.·Forouhar, S.·Muller, R.·Taugwalder, F.·Gharib, M.·Fourguette, D.·Modarress, D.
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Light scattering off particles flowing through a two-slit interference pattern can be used to measure the shear stress of the fluid. We have designed and fabricated a miniature diffractive optic sensor based on this principle.

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Wilson, D., Scalf, J., Forouhar, S., Muller, R., Taugwalder, F., Gharib, M., Fourguette, D., Modarress, D.. 2000-06-18. Diffractive Optic Fluid Shear Stress Sensor. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060033006

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