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Fiber Optic Sensors

Fiber optic sensors utilize light transmission through optical fibers to detect changes in physical or environmental conditions such as temperature, pressure, and strain. They can be categorized into intrinsic sensors, which measure changes directly in the fiber, and extrinsic sensors, which use external sensors to modulate light. Applications span various fields including industrial monitoring, biomedical uses, environmental monitoring, and defense operations.

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Fiber Optic Sensors

Fiber optic sensors utilize light transmission through optical fibers to detect changes in physical or environmental conditions such as temperature, pressure, and strain. They can be categorized into intrinsic sensors, which measure changes directly in the fiber, and extrinsic sensors, which use external sensors to modulate light. Applications span various fields including industrial monitoring, biomedical uses, environmental monitoring, and defense operations.

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Fiber Optic

Sensors
An Insight into Functionality and Applications
Introduction
Fiber optics is a technology that transmits data as light
pulses through thin, transparent fibers, primarily made
of glass or plastic, offering faster and more reliable
data transmission than traditional copper cables.
Used to detect changes in physical or environmental
conditions like temperature, pressure or strain.
Working Principle
Optical fibres works on the principle of Total Internal
Reflection.
Fundamentals of Fiber Optic
Sensing
Fiber optic sensors operate based on the principle of light transmission through optical fibers.
When light is transmitted through these fibers, it interacts with external stimuli, such as
temperature, pressure, or strain, leading to variations in light intensity and phase that can be
measured and analyzed.
Types of Fiber Optic
Sensors
INTRINSIC FIBER OPTIC SENSORS:
It utilize the optical fiber itself as the sensing
element,
where changes in the optical fiber’s
properties due to
external stimulus are directly measured.
There are several types of fiber optic sensors, including: 1) Intensity-
Example:based Strain sensors,
sensors, which measure changesTemperature
in light intensity, 2) Phase-
shift sensors, which detect variations in the phase of light waves, and
sensors. 3)to ascertain
Interferometric sensors, which utilize interference patterns of light
measurements. Each type is suited for different

EXTRINSIC FIBER OPTIC SENSORS:


applications, providing versatility in various fields.

Utilize an optical fiber cable to transmit


modulated light
from a non-fiber optical sensor.
Example : Chemical sensing.
Applications
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Industrial BIOMEDICAL
Uses APPLICATION
Manufacturing: Detect Offer a wide range of wide range
defects in of
materials . application including non-
Food and Beverage: invasive
Monitoring temperature, monitoring of physiological
In industrial settings, fiber optic sensors are employed for structural health monitoring,
process control, and safety systems. They provide accurate measurements in environments
that are harsh or electrically noisy, offering advantages in detecting stress, strain, and
pressure parameters,
temperature fluctuations in critical infrastructure.

and other parameters in diseases detection, and drug


food delivery.
processing and packaging.
Environmental and
Defense Applications
Fiber optic sensors offer promising
application
In environmental monitoring due to their
advantages like resistance to
EMI,durability,
and flexibility.
defense, they are utilized for surveillance, reconnaissance, and various

Example: seismic activity, pressure in


tactical operations due to their ability to operate in diverse conditions
without compromising signal integrity.

pipelines .
FOS installed in sensitive areas like
armoires,
borders, detecting movements of
people.
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