Why Fiber Optic Sensors?
• Improve Measurements – Better accuracy, better sensitivity, electromagnetic interference(EMI)/radio frequency interference(RFI)/radiation immunity • Reduce Costs – Low-cost manufacturing; less labor-intensive to install/use; lower life-cycle costs through more reliable long-term operation • Operate in Harsh Environments – The small, light-weight and rugged nature of optical fiber, and high temperature operational capabilities, allows for measurements in locations that are not possible with conventional sensors • Faster Measurements – Single connection, self-calibrating, high-frequency measurements • Remote Operation – Low loss optical fiber allows distances of several kilometers between the sensing transducer and the demodulation system if required • Highly Multiplexed – High optical bandwidth of fiber allows multiplexing of thousands of sensors in a single optical fiber strand, extremely small sensors allows multi-parameter measurements at a single monitoring location • Intrinsic Sa
