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Re: Optical Sensors

There are "opto isolators" that have a separate source and detector, and these might be used for an optical sensor, but they are usually sold as optical sensors, not as opto isolators. It's just a terminology thing. Radio Shack sells an IR source and detector, but you need some additional circuitry to make it work.

That 8 pin Toshiba opto isolator can not be used as a sensor.