Optomechanical oil fouling sensor********

戴维斯实验室在腔光学力学领域享有盛誉，该实验室使用光学腔来测量机械变形。这项技术可用于广泛的基础科学和现实世界的应用，例如这项提议的油垢传感器。在之前的NSERC Engage拨款中，戴维斯实验室与相位传感器合作开发了一种概念验证光学机械油垢传感器。这取得了巨大的成功，并导致了一项临时专利，以及相位传感器与一家国际石油公司之间的一份大合同。该CRD项目将在这一成功的基础上，使Davis实验室能够改进光学机械油液传感器检测和控制系统，并使其更适用于现场原型演示和测试。预计这将增加这家加拿大中小企业的销售额和市场份额，同时还将改善温室气体排放，因为这些传感器被用于优化炼油过程。

The Davis lab is renowned in the area of cavity optomechanics, which uses optical cavities to measure mechanical deformation. This technique can be harnessed for a wide variety of fundamental science and real-world applications, such as the oil fouling sensor of this proposal. In a previous NSERC Engage grant, the Davis lab worked with Phase Sensors to develop a proof-of-concept optomechanical oil fouling sensor. This was wildly successful and led to a provisional patent, and a large contract between Phase Sensors and an international oil company. This CRD project will build upon this success and allow the Davis lab to refine the optomechanical oil sensor detection and control system, as well as making it more robust for in-the-field prototype demonstration and testing. This is expected to increase the sales and marketshare of this Canadian SME, while also improving greenhouse gas emissions as these sensors are used to optimize oil-refinery processes.