Optical Fiber Sensors

1Introduction to Optical Fiber Sensors

Ginu Rajan

Contents

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Optical Fiber Sensors

1.3 Measurement Capabilities and Advantages of Optical Fiber Sensors

1.3.1 Classification of Optical Fiber Sensors

1.3.1.1 Intensity-Modulated Fiber-Optic Sensors

1.3.1.2 Phase-Modulated Fiber-Optic Sensors

1.3.1.3 Spectrometric (Wavelength-Based) Fiber Sensors

1.3.1.4 Polarimetric Fiber Sensors

1.4 Recent Developments in Optical Fiber Sensing

1.5 Optical Fiber Sensor Instrumentation

1.6 Optical Fiber Sensors: Industry Applications and Market

1.7 Conclusion

References

1.1 Introduction

Sensing has become a key enabling technology in many areas, from entertainment technology to health, transport, and many industrial technologies. In many such ...