Fiber-Optic Sensors
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Technology Map Detailed Contents October 2006
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
Updates
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