Download or read book The Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Handbook written by J.P. Dakin and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990-03-08 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Dakin, a leading authority in this field, has made a comprehensive selection of recent published papers on distributed fibre optic sensing. Distributed fibre optic sensors represent an important emerging technology. This book provides a comprehensive review of their potential benefits, describes the basic principles of their operation and discuss a variety of sensor interrogation techniques. Details of published literature and current research and development are given, together with comments on three manufacturers.