Fiber optics sensors
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[DEFINITION]
A sensor that uses optical fiber.
[DESCRIPTION]
Various sensors that utilize optical fiber have been developed.
Optical fiber has an excellent insulation property and is not disturbed by either electric or
magnetic noise. Applications of optical fiber are classified into 1) the passive optical fiber
probe that uses the fiber as a simple optical probe, 2) the transmission path type optical fiber
probe that uses the fiber to transmit signals, and 3) the functional fiber sensor to detect changes
in optical transmission characteristics by temperature or by pressure. The fiber optics sensor is
one of the applications of micromachine technology where size reduction is expected in the future.
[References]
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[Related Terms]
Microsensor