Fiber-Optic Sensors

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October 2006

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Recent Developments

• Scientists Develop Novel Optical Chemical Sensor
• Canada Supports FOS Technology Development for Smart Structures
• FOS Technology Aids Ocean Exploration
• Roctest Acquires Smartec
• Qinetiq Commercializes Fiber-Optic Seismic Monitoring
• NREL Licenses Fiber-Optic Hydrogen-Sensor Technology
• FOS Technology Aids Historic Building Preservation
• Scientists Develop Polymer Bragg Gratings
• FOS Technology Targets Undersea Exploration
• New Process Can Produce PZT Fibers
• FOS Technology Aids Food-Processing Control
• Companies Showcase FOS-Based Smart RFID Tag
• Researchers Develop Smart Sensors for Landslide Detection
• Solidica Develops Smart Armor Using FOS Technology
• Fiber-optic Sensors Measure Blood Pressure
• Airak Develops Fiber-Optic Sensors For U.S. Navy's All-Electric Ship
• Scientists Test Wheat Quality with Fiber-Optic Sensors

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Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Optical Fiber
• Optical-Fiber Materials
• Sensor Design
• Components
• Relative Performance
• Multiple Sensing Capabilities

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
• General Constraints
• Synergistic Technologies
• Competing Technologies
• Required Resources
• Regulatory Factors

Areas to Monitor

• Virtual-Reality Products
• Intelligent Structural Monitoring
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Specialty Fibers
• Components
• Instrumentation
• Optical Multiplexing
• Integrated Optics/Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits
• Optical Signal Processing
• Intrinsic Safety

Implications of Commercialization

• Intelligent Monitoring
• Diverse Markets for Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes
• Environmental and Chemical Monitoring
• Economical Frontier FOS Applications

Market Development

Applications

• Health Care
• Military
• Industrial Process Control
• Environmental Monitoring
• Energy Industry
• Geophysical Monitoring
• Biotechnology
• Aerospace
• Spacecraft and Space Structures
• Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes
• Automotive Monitoring
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Security Systems
• Robotic Systems
• Structural Monitoring

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