Fiber Optic Sensors

the long version

This reference presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the latest advances and research in fiber optic sensor technology-offering a progressive history of each sensor type as well as basic principles and fundamental building blocks for practical applications in the electrical, aerospace, defense and manufacturing, smart structure, undersea surveillance, medical, and gas and oil industries.Fiber Optic Sensorshighlights the development of fiber optic sensors and classic applicationsprovides new methods for the construction of high-speed and high-capacity fiber sensor systemsdescribes recent developments in fiber optic amplifiers, fiber Bragg grating sensors, optical isolators, optical time domain reflectormetry (OTDR), and fiber optic gyroscopesand detailsstructural fatigue monitoring for dams and bridgesthe effect of external and environmental factors on fiber optic sensor performanceinterferometer configuration, multiplexing architecture, polarization fading mitigation, and system integrationupdated applications of fiber optic sensors Demonstrating current techniques in non-invasive detection and information processing, Fiber Optic Sensors is an essential guide for optical, optoelectronic, laser, photooptical, mechanical, civil, electrical, and aerospace engineers; specialists in microoptics, microelectronics, fiber optics, and display technology; optical physicists; laser and materials scientists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.