Abstract
The growth in the fiber optic communications and optoelectronics industries has led to the development and commercialization of many types of optical components. Fiber sensor devices and systems are a major user of such technologies. This has resulted in the development of commercial fiber sensors that can compete with conventional sensors. Fiber sensors are capable of measuring a wide variety of stimuli including: mechanical (displacement, velocity, acceleration, strain, pressure); temperature; electromagnetic (electric field, magnetic field, current); radiation (X-ray, nuclear); chemical composition; flow and turbulence in liquids; and biomedical. The main advantages of fiber sensors are that they are low cost, compact and lightweight, robust, passive, immune to electromagnetic interference, and highly sensitive.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Modern Optics, Five-Volume Set |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 191-200 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123693952 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2004 |