This Collection invites submissions of original research into methods that support the deployment of optical fibre sensors, driving advancements in precise and reliable sensing technologies. Optical ...

Nokia has converted a 2000km production fibre route into an active distributed sensor network using optical tomography.

Fiber-optic spectroscopy leverages light-guiding technology for remote sensing, offering a robust solution for real-time data ...

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. Researchers have developed a new optical sensor ...

Fight Fire with Light: Fiber optic networks power the overwhelming majority of global internet traffic at any given moment. They can also be used to develop extremely precise light-based sensors, ...

Distributed fiber-optic sensors are widely used to monitor temperature and strain in infrastructure, but their spatial resolution has long been limited. In a new study, researchers from Shibaura ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, 10.29026/oea.2023.230019 discusses exceptional-point-enhanced sensitivity – a new paradigm for high-sensitivity fiber sensors. The sensitivity of a ...

Not-for-profit power cooperative Great River Energy, which serves 1.7 million people across Minnesota and Wisconsin, has partnered with Prisma Photonics to roll out real-time monitoring technology ...

Pipeline contents are typically valuable, volatile, and harmful to the environment if allowed to escape. With them being susceptible to aging, accidental damage, or tampering, the chances of an escape ...

Pittsburgh startup Sensible Photonics is betting its fiber optic tech could speed up power outage recovery — like what happened after this year’s major storm that left thousands in the dark. Utility ...

A proof-of-concept study found that the same tech that carries high-speed internet might help track notoriously noisy insects. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 30, 2023 10:00 AM EST Add Popular Science ...