14 February 2019 Half a century of fiber sensing
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Abstract
Fiber sensors were first proposed over 50 years ago, creating very significant enthusiasm and interest. In the interim, a few specialist sensor systems have evolved to occupy a little over 1% of the total sensor market. However, the enthusiasm and interest have most definitely continued! The somewhat subjective discussion presented here explores why these apparently conflicting observations coexist and also speculates—optimistically—on the future evolution of the technology.
© 2019 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 0091-3286/2019/$25.00 © 2019 SPIE
Brian Culshaw "Half a century of fiber sensing," Optical Engineering 58(7), 072006 (14 February 2019). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.58.7.072006
Received: 2 November 2018; Accepted: 24 January 2019; Published: 14 February 2019
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KEYWORDS
Fiber optics sensors

Sensors

Modulation

Interfaces

Optical engineering

Raman spectroscopy

Environmental sensing

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