Fabrication of ruby phosphor sheet for the fluorescence thermometer application

A fluorescence thermometer using the temperature dependence of the phase shift of fluorescence response was developed using a ruby phosphor sheet. The ruby phosphor sheet was compounded of ruby powder and silicone resin. The fluorescence lifetime from the ruby phosphor sheet was measured with a phase shift measurement technique. The phase shift of the fluorescence response from the ruby phosphor sheet decreased linearly with temperature from 270 to 350 K. The ruby phosphor sheet is found to be powerful tool for temperature measurement, and can be used for noncontact temperature measurement. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.