OverviewAll product unitsProduct unitOptoelectronic ComponentsProduct groupOptical SensorsProduct seriesWL-OSEN Optical Sensor - Reflective

WL-OSEN Optical Sensor - Reflective NEW

WL-OSEN Optical Sensor - Reflective
 Size Dimen­sionsL
(mm)
W
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H
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NEW Size 2734 3.4 2.7 1.5
NEW Size 2016 2 1.6 0.75

Characteristics

  • 1 mm typical detection distance
  • Low energy consumption
  • Compact size
  • Daylight filter

Applications

  • Optical switch
  • Optical interlock
  • Object detection
  • Touch applications

WL-OSEN

WL-OSEN

The Würth Elektronik optical sensors are used to sense light or sense objects with light. The reflective type optical sensor can be used to detect objects at short distances and can therefore be used in different white goods as optical switch, rotary encoder, interlock for touch or gesture detection within a detection range of a few mm.

Product image of an optical sensor with description

Detection Principle

Detection Principle

The reflective type optical sensor contains an IR emitter sending out IR light at 940 nm and collecting the reflected light in the phototransistor. If an object is close the optical sensor, the collector current of the phototransistor increases which can be used to detect if an object is in the vicinity.

Diagram of the detection principle of the WL-OSEN

WL-OSEN Applications