Optical Fiber Communications (Principles and Applications) || Fiber Optic Sensors

摘要： Recent advances in fiber optic technology and optoelectronic devices led to emergence of fiber optic sensors. With the availability of highly sensitive detectors and material loss almost approaching to negligible, it is possible to sense even slight variations in intensity level, phase shift and wavelength from external distresses on the optical fiber itself. This is the fundamental concept of fiber optic sensors. The primary function of a fiber optic sensor is to measure or monitor a physical quantity such as temperature, pressure, corrosion, humidity, and similar environmental factors. The basis of measurement is the net effect on its intensity modulation, operating wavelength, phase angle of the incident optical ray, or polarization of the light propagating through the optical fiber.