Fiber optic sensor networks

One of the main goals in fiber optic sensor technology is to multiplex together a high number of sensors in the same network in order to share expensive terminal equipment and develop a system including multiple measuring points. Different kind of multiplexing networks for fiber optic sensors will be described and compared here, including networks using optical amplification and lasing multiplexing systems. State of the art in multiplexed and distributed sensor networks is also shown, focused on robust, remote and distributed Brillouin networks.