Low-Cost Compact Bathyphotometer
- Detailed Technology Description
- Technology: This compact bathyphotometer performs detection and in situ measurement of photoluminescent signals excited by a grid disposed in a marine vehicle. The System uses photodiodes to convert the optical signals into electrical signals which are sampled, integrated and coupled to output terminals for transmission to a surface host vehicle. The signals are digitized and encoded as FSK tones for transmission to the surface host vehicle. This real time system can be hull mounted, towed, or used as an over the side instrument. The low cost design allows it to be used as a n expendable for underway measurements.
- *Abstract
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Overview: Marine organisms ranging from bacteria to fish make their own chemically induced light- called bioluminescence ΓÇô to hunt, frighten predators, attract mates, communicate, or camouflage themselves. Movement in water excites marine life to glow. Bioluminescence in the ocean has been measured with low spatial resolution in both the horizontal and the vertical.
- *Principal Investigator
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Name: Paul Fucile
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- Country/Region
- USA
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