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    Fiber optic sensors measure physical quantities by modulating light intensity, spectrum, phase, or polarization as it travels through an optical fiber. They work by converting a physical variable, such as temperature or strain, into a change in the intensity, phase, frequency, or polarization of a light beam transmitted through the fiber. There are two main categories: sensors using fiber optic cables to transmit signals to and from external sensors, and sensors where the fiber optic cable itself acts as the sensor and any changes in its properties are measured. Fiber optic sensors offer advantages like immunity to electromagnetic interference and high bandwidth.

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    Fiber optic sensors measure physical quantities by modulating light intensity, spectrum, phase, or polarization as it travels through an optical fiber. They work by converting a physical variable, such as temperature or strain, into a change in the intensity, phase, frequency, or polarization of a light beam transmitted through the fiber. There are two main categories: sensors using fiber optic cables to transmit signals to and from external sensors, and sensors where the fiber optic cable itself acts as the sensor and any changes in its properties are measured. Fiber optic sensors offer advantages like immunity to electromagnetic interference and high bandwidth.

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    Fiber optic sensors measure physical quantities by modulating light intensity, spectrum, phase, or polarization as it travels through an optical fiber. They work by converting a physical variable, such as temperature or strain, into a change in the intensity, phase, frequency, or polarization of a light beam transmitted through the fiber. There are two main categories: sensors using fiber optic cables to transmit signals to and from external sensors, and sensors where the fiber optic cable itself acts as the sensor and any changes in its properties are measured. Fiber optic sensors offer advantages like immunity to electromagnetic interference and high bandwidth.

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    Fiber optic sensors measure physical quantities by modulating light intensity, spectrum, phase, or polarization as it travels through an optical fiber. They work by converting a physical variable, such as temperature or strain, into a change in the intensity, phase, frequency, or polarization of a light beam transmitted through the fiber. There are two main categories: sensors using fiber optic cables to transmit signals to and from external sensors, and sensors where the fiber optic cable itself acts as the sensor and any changes in its properties are measured. Fiber optic sensors offer advantages like immunity to electromagnetic interference and high bandwidth.

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    FIBRE OPTICS SENSORS

    A sensor that measures a physical quantity based on its modulation on the intensity,
    spectrum, phase, or polarization of light traveling through an optical fiber. An optical sensor
    is a device that converts light rays into electronic signals.

    Fibre optics is the technology used to transmit information using light.


    Fiber-optic sensors (also called optical fiber sensors) are fiber-based devices for sensing
    some quantity, typically temperature or mechanical strain, but sometimes also
    displacements, vibrations, pressure, acceleration and rotations.
    Working Principle

    A fibre optic light transmitting cable consists of an inner cylindrical


    core surrounded by a cladding. The materials used for core and
    cladding are glass and plastic. The refractive index of the core is
    greater than that of the cladding material. A ray of light entering the
    fibre of the core is trapped by total internal reflection at the corecladding boundary.
    Fiber optics technology is finding increasing applications for data
    transmission and measurement. Various quantities such as liquid level,
    flow, temperature, pressure and pH can be measured using fibre optic
    sensors.
    Fibre optic sensors convert a physical variable into a change in any one
    of the following characteristics of a light beam:
    1. Intensity
    2. Phase
    3. Frequency
    4. Polarisation
    But, any form of modulation is to be converted into intensity
    modulation prior to detection. The optical power then can be converted
    to an electrical current by photosensors in the detection process. Both
    incoherent (e.g. LED) and coherent (Lasers) sources of light can be
    used in fibre optic systems.
    Fibre optic sensors fall into two main categories:

    (1)
    in which fibre optic cable is used to carry signals to and
    from the sensors or as transmission medium.
    (2)
    in which fibre cable itself acts as sensor. That is, the
    measured causes some measurable change in the characteristics
    of light transmitted by the cable. This can be due to the change
    in the properties of fibres e.g., refractive index.
    Fibre optics has certain advantages especially for data transmission.
    It is immune to electromagnetic interference, attenuation is much
    smaller and bandwidth is much larger.

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