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Industrial Fiber Optic Cable Selection Guide

jelawrence — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:35:41 +0000

HCS® Industrial Graded-Index and Step-Index Fiber Optic Cable Selection Guide Indoor and outdoor optical fiber cables for use in Substation Automation, Factory Automation, Industrial Ethernet, HVDC Systems, and Power Electronics. View Guide Industrial Fiber Optic Cable Selection Guide Video Transcript: Hi, my name’s Pete Suttmeier with OFS Specialty Photonics division in Avon, Connecticut. And here’s […]

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What is Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS)?

jfiorentino — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:55:55 +0000

Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a technology that enables continuous, real-time measurements along the entire length of a fiber optic cable. Unlike traditional sensors that rely on discrete sensors measuring at pre-determined points, distributed sensing utilizes the optical fibre. The optical fiber is the sensing element. These systems allow acoustic signals to be detected over […]

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Fiber Optic Network Cable Helps to Monitor Ridgecrest Aftershocks

lwerner — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:10:04 +0000

Seismologists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) are using fiber optic network cable to monitor and record aftershocks from the July 4 and 5 Ridgecrest, CA, earthquakes. By using optical fiber, the scientists can gather, track, and analyze data in much greater depth from the thousands of daily aftershocks. To do this, the scientists […]

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Optical Fiber: When the Heat and Pressure Are On

lwerner — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:12:26 +0000

Many land and oceanic oil operations use temperature sensing to help improve safety and functionality in harsh environments. Optical fibers used in these conditions are routinely exposed to high temperatures and pressures, along with ionizing radiation and aggressive chemicals in the surroundings. Given these extremes, companies are increasingly using silica-based optical fibers for both acoustic […]

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Using Dark Fiber Optic Cables to Detect Earthquakes

lwerner — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:14:19 +0000

Researchers hope to use networks of unused, dark fiber optic cables to help detect underground sound waves that can warn of an impending earthquake. Millions of miles of unused, dark fiber optic cables are installed underground. A research team of scientists from the University of California (Berkeley) and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have been experimenting […]

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Smaller Endoscopes from New, Air-Filled Optical Fiber Bundles?

lwerner — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 22:59:23 +0000

A new, air-filled optical fiber bundle could dramatically improve medical endoscopes. This technology could also help create endoscopes that produce images using infrared wavelengths. If so, this breakthrough would allow diagnostic procedures that aren’t currently possible. In the Optical Society (OSA) journal Optics Letters, University of Bath (U.K.) researchers showed that these new fiber optic […]

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Optical Fiber “Senses” Change in Surroundings

lwerner — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 17:27:13 +0000

Companies use optical fiber as a sensor to detect changes in temperature and pressure. This technique is often used to monitor structures including bridges and gas pipelines. Now researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered a new method where optical fibers can identify when they are in contact with a liquid or […]

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THE HEAT IS ON WITH PYROCOAT® K OPTICAL FIBER

jfiorentino — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:45:03 +0000

With the growing need to accurately monitor processes in harsh environments, optical fibers are becoming an essential element within monitoring systems, both as the communications line and as the sensing element. Optical fiber sensors have been widely adopted and used in pipeline monitoring, perimeter monitoring, heat detection and structural monitoring systems, all of which operate […]

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Breakthrough Fiber Optic Laser May Revolutionize the Detection of Gases for Industry

jfiorentino — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:36:27 +0000

An international research group has developed a world-first fiber optic technology which may help detect a wide range of gases with unprecedented sensitivity. Published in the journal Optica, the discovery involves the creation of a fiber optic device which consists of an invisible infrared laser coupled to an ultra-broadband supercontinuum generator – two elements that […]

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Tales From the Front Line

jfiorentino — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 20:26:26 +0000

Interested in fiber optic sensing? If so, you’ll want to check out the “Tales From the Front Line of Fiber Optic Sensing” webinar presented by OptaSense and sponsored by the Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA). Whether it’s detecting pipeline leaks, damage to railroads or intrusion at critical facilities, fiber optic sensing plays an increasingly important […]

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