Antifouling leaching technique for optical lenses
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Abstract
The effectiveness of optical lenses deployed in water less than 100 m deep is significantly reduced by biofouling caused by the settlement of macrofauna, such as barnacles, hydroids, and tunicates. However, machineable porous plastic rings can be used to dispense antifoulant into the water in front of the lens to retard macrofaunal growth without obstructing the light path. Unlike coatings which can degrade the optical performance, antifouling rings do not interfere with the instrument optics. The authors have designed plastic, reusable cup-like antifouling rings to slip over the optical lenses of a transmissometer. These rings have been used for several deployments on shallow moorings in Massachusetts Bay, MA and have increased the time before fouling degrades optical characteristics
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Title | Antifouling leaching technique for optical lenses |
| DOI | 10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364133 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Conference Paper |
| Larger Work Title | OCEANS '94: 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation,' Proceedings |
| First page | 710 |
| Last page | 715 |
| Conference Title | Oceans '94: Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation |
| Conference Date | September 13-16, 1994 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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