Fiber Optic Sensors Monthly Journal - January (2012)

Monthly Journal Published: The first-week of each month

Fee:                 No Charge (12-issues) for Existing FO Sensor Forecast Clients*

Fee:                 $1,200 per year (12-issues) for Monthly Journals - only

SUBSCRIPTION: Plesae contact me at - stephen_montgomery@electronicastconsultants.com 

ElectroniCast publishes a summary-level report of the latest market and technology trends covering the area of fiber optic sensors

* Clients that have subscribed to the Fiber Optic Sensors Global Market Forecast and Analysis, within the last 12-months

This journal provides a review and analysis of current market and technology trends relative to the consumption of communication-based fiber optic sensors. The journal (PDF file: typically 30-40 pages), released at the beginning of each month, via e-mail, providing our clients with insights to the innovative applications of fiber optic sensors.

The journal typically presents information in three sections:

           

·        Fiber Optic Sensors – Market Overview

      ·        Selected Highlights of Technology Presentations and Company News

·        Calendar – Future Conferences                 

Summary-level consumption trends are provided for various measurand or technology.  The trends for each selected sensor, in turn, is segmented into various applications. The information is presented in easy-to-follow illustrations and text. 

The complete quantitative Microsoft Excel market forecast worksheets and competitive market share estimates are released every September for clients that subscribe to the Fiber Optic Sensors Market Forecast annual report; however, the monthly reports provide summary-level market forecast data updates and the latest industry news.

For professionals concerned with fiber optic sensor markets and technology. 

We believe you will find this journal useful for your planning of product and market development.  Please contact us with any questions or comments.

SAMPLE – the Table of Contents of the January (2012) journal is provided below:

Table of Contents

Fiber Optic Sensors used in Tunnels

            Fiber Optic Tunnel Detection System 

            Qinling Zhongnanshan Road Tunnel 

            Siemens BT China  

            Fiber Sensors in Road Tunnels

            RAMAN Scattering Fiber Optic Sensors

            LIOS Technology GmbH 

            Technology  (LIOS Technology GmbH)

            Raman scattering is a quantum-mechanical effect

            Raman-based Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS)

            Multi-Channel Fiber Gratings  

            Long-Gage Fiber Optic Sensors towards Structural Health Monitoring

                     

Selected Highlights of Technology Presentations and Company News                               

            Financial News: EMCORE Corporation Announces Financial Fourth Quarter

            Boeing and Northrop Grumman: Contract from US Missile Defense

            Company Spotlight: Chiral Photonics, Inc.

            Financial News: KVH Receives $7.6 Million FOG Order       

            Financial News: KVH Receives $2.5 Million Multi-year DSP-3000 FOG Order

            Company News: Luna Innovations Sets New Strategy for Future

            Company News: JDSU Announces Top Tech Trends for 2012

            Research Paper: A Micro-Optical Transceiver for Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyroscope

            Research Paper: Laser-Self-Mixing Fiber Sensor for Integral Strain Measurement

            Research News: New Technology Used to Record Antarctic Ocean, Ice Temperatures

                                                          

Calendar – Future Conferences                                                                                            

     

Fiber optic sensors use optical fiber either as the sensing element ("intrinsic sensors"), or as a means of relaying signals from a remote sensor to the electronics that process the signals ("extrinsic sensors").

The market trends discussed in the monthly journal address one or more of the following topics:

           

·        Fiber Optic Point Sensors: Component-Level

·        Continuous Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors

·        Optical Communication Signal Analysis Interface Components/Modules

Fiber Optic Point Sensors Applications:

·        Manufacturing Process/Factory

·        Civil Engineering/Construction (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc)

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Test & Measurement used in Telecommunication, CATV, Private/Enterprise

·        Biomedical/Science

·        Petrochemical/Energy/Utilities/Natural Resources

·        Automotive/Vehicle

Sensing/Measuring Quantity (Measurand) The monthly journal also looks at the industry trans and news pertaining to fiber optic point sensors, segmented further by the following sensing/measuring quantity (measurand) types:

·        Mechanical Strain

·        Temperature

·        Pressure

·        Chemical, Gas, Liquid

·        Vibration, Acoustic, Seismic

·        Displacement, Acceleration, Proximity

·        Electric and Magnetic Field - Fiber Optic Sensors

·        Rotation (such as Fiber Optic Gyroscopes: FOGs)

                       

Continuous Distributed Sensor Applications/Technologies covered in the journal:

·        Manufacturing Process/Factory

·        Civil Engineering/Construction (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc)

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Petrochemical/Energy/Utilities/Natural Resources

·        Biomedical/Science

Optical Communication Signal Analysis Interface Components/Modules         

These include components, sampling/interface modules and intra-enclosure (board-level) elements directly used for fiber optic sensing measurements, used in equipment such as –Oscilloscopes, OTDRs, Bit Error Rate Testers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, and numerous other test/measurement/monitoring equipment used for communication/optical signal processing applications.  We discuss the trends, segmented by the following applications:             

·        Telecommunications

·        Private Enterprise Data Networks

·        Cable TV

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Other

Through the course of the 12-month issue cycle, the journal will provide current news and analysis study of applicable technologies, including:

·        Interferometry

·        Intensity

·        Polarization

·        Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)

·        Raman back-scattering

·        Fluoresence

·        Brillouin waves

·        Doppler Anemometry

·        Spectroscopy

·        Waveguides/ Specialty Optical Fiber

·        Optrode

Product and Financial news form various fiber optic sensor vendors are presented in the monthly journal along with a calendar of future conferences, which address the fiber optic sensor industry sector.

Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing at Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica

Half-mile long thermometers have been dropped through the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica that will give the world relevant data on sea and ice temperatures for tracking climate change and its effect on the glacial ice surrounding the continent. The study based at the University of Nevada, Reno is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs and other NSF grants.

“This technology is allowing us to do something never before done; to record continuous temperature data in and under the ice shelf,” said Scott Tyler of the University of Nevada, Reno, who led the team of researchers at the desolate spot about 25 kilometers from the McMurdo Station research outpost.  “The ice shelves serve as the ‘corks‘ holding the large glaciers of west Antarctica from sliding into the ocean and raising sea level.”
“The melting of the ice shelves from below by warmer ocean water represents a critical unknown in the assessment of Antarctic ice sheet collapse and the potential for very rapid sea level rise around the world. This will allow us to assess the potential for collapse,” he explained.

A team of scientists, led by Scott Tyler of the University of Nevada, Reno, spent two weeks on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica installing fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing equipment to monitor climate change effects on the ice pack and its potential for collapse. The equipment continually records temperatures for every meter of the ice shelf and to the ocean bottom 800 meters below the surface. Photo by Scott Tyler, University of Nevada, Reno.

Tyler, a professor in the University’s College of Science, said the objectives of this first field season were to test the drilling design, test the fiber-optic installation and sensing and test the logistics of continuous monitoring and power system development for a full year of operation in the harsh Antarctic climate.
“The instruments are all ready for the winter now, with wind power, solar and camera set to record ocean temperatures through the seasons,” he said. “We’re already getting data downloads here at home eight times a day and the system is recording and sending temperatures and pressures perfectly. Our goals are to show that we can install these monitoring systems quickly and inexpensively, and then provide continuous data via satellite links throughout the long Antarctic winter.”

The system continuously records temperature every meter along the cable, which is made from standard telecommunications fiber-optic cable surrounded by armoring to withstand the harsh pressures and conditions of the Antarctic Ocean. After drilling 200 meters through hard ice, the team lowered 800 meters of cable, reaching the ocean bottom where it also can measure the currents. A second hole through the ice was drilled and the cable end was suspended about 50 meters below the ice shelf.

“We have fantastic data so far, showing a uniform ocean temperature at the freezing point of sea water, with warm water likely to appear at the ice-ocean interface in a month or so,” he said. “Amazing temperatures, from a cold of minus 22 C near the ice shelf surface (the annual average air temperature in the region), an exponential increase to the ocean at minus 1.9 C and then in the ocean a constant minus 1.9 C. We expect to see about a 1.5-meter loss in ice thickness over the summer.”

In addition to the data dumps throughout the day, the system will send photos of the installation from a stationary camera mounted on a tower at the unmanned site. The camera will allow them to see if the equipment withstands the harsh weather at Windless Bight, so named by early explorers Shackleton and Scott for the occasional periods of calm in an otherwise windy area.
The site is on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, a subsidiary of theRoss Ice Shelf. It was chosen to provide realistic ice sheet thickness and sufficient ocean depth and ease of logistics to adequately test power supply viability and data communications.

Members of the team working with Tyler on the expedition were David Holland of New York University, Victor Zagorodnov of The Ohio State University and Alon Stern of New York University.
Tyler pioneered the fiber-optic DTS systems for academic research three years ago. He and his colleagues have since used innovative fiber-optic/laser technology to take temperatures around the world in a variety of hydrological, climatological and geological topics such as to study glaciers, caves, creeks, mines, avalanche areas, volcanoes, farmlands and even water temperature at Devils Hole in Death Valley to help protect the endangered pupfish.

For more information about distributed temperature sensing and its worldwide use to monitor the earth’s temperature, visit www.ctemps.org or http://tiny.cc/j3fyr.

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Nevada’s land-grant university founded in 1874, the University of Nevada, Reno has an enrollment of 18,000 students and is ranked in the top tier of the nation’s best universities. Part of the Nevada System of Higher Education, the University has the system’s largest research program and is home to the state’s medical school. With outreach and education programs in all Nevada counties and with one of the nation’s largest study-abroad consortiums, the University extends across the state and around the world. For more information, visit www.unr.edu.

Source:  
University Media Relations/MS 0108
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557-0108

Luna Innovations Sets New Strategy for Future

Company to focus on high-growth industries to drive revenue

ROANOKE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE) Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) announced a new corporate strategy to grow revenue that focuses on serving high-growth industries with new technology solutions to measure, monitor, protect and improve critical processes in the medical, defense and composites industries.

The strategy, recently approved by the company’s Board of Directors, focuses on three key objectives:

–        Become the leading provider of sensing systems and standard test methods for composite materials by offering disruptive technology that revolutionizes the industry.

–        Continue to pioneer the way and be the leading supplier of fiber-optic shape sensing technology for robotic and minimally invasive surgical systems.

–        Be the leading choice for ensuring the integrity of integrated circuits used in defense systems.

“Over the past few months, our leadership team and board members have worked together to conduct a comprehensive analysis of our products, strengths, market position and market needs,” said My Chung, CEO of Luna Innovations. “We believe that our technologies, our people and our research and development, along with our partnerships in numerous industries, provide us with some very attractive opportunities.”

“Now, following a successful reorganization, we want to provide investors and other stakeholders with a roadmap to the future that emphasizes the compelling value proposition for markets we serve,” Chung added.

One example of a product implementing our strategy is the ODiSI (Optical Distributed Sensor Interrogator), Luna’s new sensing platform. It provides fully distributed strain or temperature measurements and delivers an unprecedented amount of data by using an optical fiber as a continuous sensor over up to 50 meters of surface. According to the company, compared to traditional sensing methods, such as strain gages, Luna's technology provides greater insight into the performance, tolerances and failure mechanisms of structures and vehicles. The company believes the technology will provide exceptional value to the fast-growing composites manufacturing market, particularly in aerospace and green energy applications.

Another growth opportunity is in the medical market. Luna currently maintains product development relationships with two leading players in robotic medical technology – Intuitive Surgical and Hansen Medical – and is working with both companies to support the development of high-speed shape sensing and localization of minimally invasive surgical devices using fiber-optic technology. The technology is helping to improve healthcare with advances in medical robotics and minimally invasive surgery.

“These are just a few examples of technology and markets where we’ve identified opportunities to increase revenues and market share,” Chung said. “Together with our continued emphasis on research and development and new focus on cultivating a high-performance team with the energy of a start-up company, we have mapped out a future direction that takes advantage of technology trends and high-growth industries to position Luna for what we expect will be a strong and promising future.”

About Luna Innovations:

Luna Innovations Incorporated (http://www.lunainnovations.com) focuses on sensing and instrumentation. Luna develops and manufactures new-generation products for the healthcare, telecommunications, energy and defense markets. The company's products are used to measure, monitor, protect and improve critical processes in the markets we serve. Through its disciplined commercialization business model, Luna has become a recognized leader in transitioning science to solutions. Luna is headquartered in Roanoke, Va.

Boeing and Northrop Grumman: Contract from US Missile Defense

An integral element of the Global Ballistic Missile Defense System, GMD uses radars, other sensors, command-and-control facilities, communications terminals and a 20,000-mile fiber optic communications network.

 HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 30, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC] have received the development and sustainment contract (DSC) from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States' ballistic missile defense system.

"Today's award is the culmination of a two-year proposal process that brought together a broad industry group committed to delivering innovative solutions and a cost-effective approach to program management and execution," said Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. "We are privileged to have been partners with the Missile Defense Agency through development and deployment of the GMD system, and now with Northrop Grumman, we are honored to continue that partnership in this next phase of the program."

Under the DSC, Boeing will continue to lead the industry team for GMD development, integration, testing, operations and sustainment activities, building on the company's experience of supporting the Missile Defense Agency as prime contractor for the program since 2001. As strategic partner, Northrop Grumman will oversee the ground system elements, as well as provide key support in operations and sustainment, system engineering and system test.

"The DSC ushers in a new era for the GMD program, and our partnership with Boeing brings together the very best minds in the industry for this national security capability," said Wes Bush, chairman, CEO and president, Northrop Grumman. "By combining Northrop Grumman's 50-year experience and success on the nation's Minuteman ICBM program with Boeing's heritage GMD leadership, we provide the optimum mix of integrated development and sustainment capabilities for a system that demands nothing less."

The Boeing-led team currently operates and sustains the deployed GMD weapon system while developing and testing new technologies to provide increased reliability and to meet evolving customer needs and requirements. Northrop Grumman has been part of the team since 1998, responsible for designing and deploying the command-and-control systems that form the backbone of the GMD ground system.

"In selecting the Boeing and Northrop Grumman GMD team, the Missile Defense Agency retains the knowledge, skill and expertise of the world-class men and women who developed this one-of-a-kind system -- the only industry team capable of affordable innovation for GMD's future," said Norm Tew, Boeing vice president and program director of GMD. "We believe the government conducted a fair and open competition, making the right decision for the future of the program."

An integral element of the Global Ballistic Missile Defense System, GMD uses radars, other sensors, command-and-control facilities, communications terminals and a 20,000-mile fiber optic communications network. There are more than 20 operational interceptors at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and Fort Greely, Alaska, to defend the United States against long-range ballistic missile threats.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.

Boeing is the largest aerospace company in Alabama and one of the state's largest employers. Current company operations in Huntsville include the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program and other missile defense work, including the Standard Missile-3 Block IIB program, the Arrow system and the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 seeker, as well as support of Space Exploration Launch Systems, the International Space Station, Army Integrated Logistics, and engineering support for commercial and commercial-derivative airplanes.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $32 billion business with 63,000 employees worldwide.

Optellios to Demonstrate FiberPatrol Sensor at Intersec Dubai

NEWTOWN, PA (December 28, 2011) – Optellios, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of advanced fiber-optic sensing and security systems, announced that they will be demonstrating the FiberPatrol perimeter intrusion detection system in stand 2-709 at the upcoming Intersec exhibition in Dubai, January 15-17. Intersec, one of the largest security events of the year in the region, attracts security professionals from throughout the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Brian Freeman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Optellios comments, “We are very excited with regards to this opportunity to meet with the key officials responsible for physical and operational security for pipeline, border and critical infrastructure locations and discuss how the FiberPatrol products can be deployed as a part of the overall security solution.”  In its 14th year, Intersec is the Middle East’s leading security and safety exhibition.

In 2011 Intersec hosted more than 800 exhibitors from 50 countries and 21,626 visitors from 101countries.  The exhibition will focus on four critical areas which include Commercial & Information Security; Homeland Security & Policing; Safety & Health and Fire & Rescue. Freeman adds that “The Middle East represents one of the fastest growing markets for security products in the world. We are confident that FiberPatrol’s proven long range capability, cut immunity, location sensing and  ease of integration to video, access control and PSIM platforms makes it an ideal solution  for the demanding environment of the region.”

About Optellios Inc.

Optellios, Inc., a leading U.S.-based fiberoptic technology company, is a provider of advanced solutions for sensing, security, and communication. Its FiberPatrol® line of security products leverages company's pioneering patented fiberoptic sensor technologies to provide the most advanced and cost effective security solutions for military bases, airports, power plants, water treatment facilities, pipelines, secure data networks, and other critical infrastructures and high-value assets. For more information, visit www.optellios.com.

$2.5 Million Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG) Order for Remote Weapon Stations (RWS)

KVH Industries, Inc., announced (December 21, 2011) that it received new purchase orders exceeding $2.5 million for its precision DSP-3000 Fiber Optic Gyros (FOGs) for use in stabilized remote weapon stations (RWS) from an international military customer. Shipment of these DSP-3000 FOGs will be completed over the next two years.

"Remote weapon stations play a critical role in improving crew safety and weapon accuracy in combat operations overseas. We are proud that KVH's fiber optic gyros remain the sensors of choice for the leading RWS manufacturers supporting U.S. and allied military forces," said Jay Napoli, KVH's vice president of FOG and OEM sales. "Our affordable DSP-3000 FOG offers the high reliability, superior accuracy, and exceptional vibration, shock, and acceleration survivability necessary to ensure optimal RWS performance. Thanks to these benefits, KVH's FOGs are ideal for a variety of guidance and stabilization needs in both the military and commercial markets."

Remote weapon stations allow gunners to operate, aim, and fire a vehicle-mounted weapon from inside the safety of their vehicles, instead of manning turret positions where they are exposed to hostile fire. KVH's DSP-3000 FOGs provide precise optical stabilization and weapon recoil control for RWS units while ensuring that the weapon stays on target whether the vehicle is stationary or on the move.

KVH's fiber optic guidance and sensor systems are used in an array of commercial and defense-related stabilization, navigation, autonomous vehicle, and precision guidance applications. These include platform stabilization, antenna/radar/optics stabilization, IMU, GPS/INS, and AHRS integration.

Visit www.fiberopticgyro.com for complete details about KVH's full line of fiber optic gyro solutions, or take a virtual tour of KVH's FOG factory.

 

Source: KVH Industries, Inc.

KVH Industries (Nasdaq:KVHI) is a leading manufacturer of solutions that provide global high-speed Internet, television and voice services via satellite to mobile users at sea, on land, and in the air. KVH is also a premier manufacturer of high performance sensors and integrated inertial systems for defense and commercial guidance and stabilization applications. The company is based in Middletown, RI, with facilities in Illinois, Denmark, Norway, and Singapore.   

Fiber Optic Sensors Monthly Journal (December - 2011) from ElectroniCast

ElectroniCast Consultants                            

Monthly Journal Published: The first-week of each month

Fee:                 No Charge (12-issues) for Existing FO Sensor Forecast Clients*

Fee:                 $1,200 per year (12-issues) for Monthly Journals - only

ElectroniCast publishes a summary-level report of the latest market and technology trends covering the area of fiber optic sensors

* Clients that have subscribed to the Fiber Optic Sensors Global Market Forecast and Analysis, within the last 12-months

This journal provides a review and analysis of current market and technology trends relative to the consumption of communication-based fiber optic sensors. The journal (PDF file: typically 30-40 pages), released at the beginning of each month, via e-mail, providing our clients with insights to the innovative applications of fiber optic sensors.

The journal typically presents information in three sections:

           

·        Fiber Optic Sensors – Market Overview

      ·       Selected Highlights of Technology Presentations and Company News

·       Calendar – Future Conferences                 

Summary-level consumption trends are provided for various measurand or technology.  The trends for each selected sensor, in turn, is segmented into various applications. The information is presented in easy-to-follow illustrations and text. 

The complete quantitative Microsoft Excel market forecast worksheets and competitive market share estimates are released every September for clients that subscribe to the Fiber Optic Sensors Market Forecast annual report; however, the monthly reports provide summary-level market forecast data updates and the latest industry news.

For professionals concerned with fiber optic sensor markets and technology. 

We believe you will find this journal useful for your planning of product and market development.  Please contact us with any questions or comments.

SAMPLE – the Table of Contents of the December (2011) journal is provided below:

Point Fiber Optics Sensors Market Overview: Strain

            Methods of Measuring Strain 

            Fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) 

            Hybrid Fiber Optic Sensing System 

            Polarimetric Strain Sensors

            PM Photonic Crystal Fibers

            FBG Strain-Gage  

            Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensor System

            Brillouin Sensors  

            Fiber Optic Sensors used for Monitoring – Bridge Construction 

            Regional Market Estimate (Value, 2011)

            Long-Gage Fiber Optic Sensors towards Structural Health Monitoring

           

           

Selected Highlights of Technology Presentations and Company News                               

            3S PHOTONICS Acquires Manlight

            Augusta Announces Q3 Results (Fiber Optic Sensors)

            Argonaut Ventures leads $10M TeraDiode Funding

            Hamamatsu Photonics Reports Sharp Profit Growth           

            Luna Innovations Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

            NBN to establish Network Operations and Test Facility in Victoria

            Photonic Sensors For U.S. Navy Gas Turbines

            Fiber Optic Position Sensor System

            Temperature Fiber Optic Sensor

            Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

            Automated Integrated Antifouling System For Ethylene Manufacture

            Contract Win:  Future Fibre Technologies of Australia

            Metrological Performances of Smart Structures Based on Bragg Grating Sensors

                       

                                               

Calendar – Future Conferences                    

Fiber optic sensors use optical fiber either as the sensing element ("intrinsic sensors"), or as a means of relaying signals from a remote sensor to the electronics that process the signals ("extrinsic sensors").

The market trends discussed in the monthly journal address one or more of the following topics:

           

·        Fiber Optic Point Sensors: Component-Level

·        Continuous Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors

·        Optical Communication Signal Analysis Interface Components/Modules

Fiber Optic Point Sensors Applications:

·        Manufacturing Process/Factory

·        Civil Engineering/Construction (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc)

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Test & Measurement used in Telecommunication, CATV, Private/Enterprise

·        Biomedical/Science

·        Petrochemical/Energy/Utilities/Natural Resources

·        Automotive/Vehicle

Sensing/Measuring Quantity (Measurand) The monthly journal also looks at the industry trans and news pertaining to fiber optic point sensors, segmented further by the following sensing/measuring quantity (measurand) types:

·        Mechanical Strain

·        Temperature

·        Pressure

·        Chemical, Gas, Liquid

·        Vibration, Acoustic, Seismic

·        Displacement, Acceleration, Proximity

·        Electric and Magnetic Field - Fiber Optic Sensors

·        Rotation (such as Fiber Optic Gyroscopes: FOGs)

                       

Continuous Distributed Sensor Applications/Technologies covered in the journal:

·        Manufacturing Process/Factory

·        Civil Engineering/Construction (buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc)

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Petrochemical/Energy/Utilities/Natural Resources

·        Biomedical/Science

Optical Communication Signal Analysis Interface Components/Modules         

These include components, sampling/interface modules and intra-enclosure (board-level) elements directly used for fiber optic sensing measurements, used in equipment such as –Oscilloscopes, OTDRs, Bit Error Rate Testers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, and numerous other test/measurement/monitoring equipment used for communication/optical signal processing applications.  We discuss the trends, segmented by the following applications:             

·        Telecommunications

·        Private Enterprise Data Networks

·        Cable TV

·        Military/Aerospace/Security

·        Other

Through the course of the 12-month issue cycle, the journal will provide current news and analysis study of applicable technologies, including:

·        Interferometry

·        Intensity

·        Polarization

·        Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)

·        Raman back-scattering

·        Fluoresence

·        Brillouin waves

·        Doppler Anemometry

·        Spectroscopy

·        Waveguides/ Specialty Optical Fiber

·        Optrode

Product and Financial news form various fiber optic sensor vendors are presented in the monthly journal along with a calendar of future conferences, which address the fiber optic sensor industry sector.

Fiber Optic Sensor Market Forecast - Continuous Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Systems

ElectroniCast Consultants

A Continuous Distributed fiber optic sensor system involves the optic fiber with the sensors embedded with the fiber, plus electronics, connectors, data acquisition module, software, and miscellaneous components; however, ElectroniCast quantifies the optical fiber, cable (fiber jacket) and the sensor elements in this forecast data (only).

Monitoring and data transmission using fiber optic sensors and optical fiber in cabling is now commonplace with Continuous Distributed fiber optic sensors.  Some distributed fiber optic sensors use multiple Point sensors, which are networked together with optical fiber, creating a point-to-point (multi-point) distributed line; however, we do not consider it a continuous (non-stop) distributed intrinsic fiber optic sensor line.  The very nature of a Point sensor, by our definition, is a stopping point therefore the sensor line is not continuous.

According to ElectroniCast Consultants, the consumption value of fiber optic sensors used in continuous distributed systems is forecast to grow at an average annual rate of nearly 43 percent from $435 million in 2010 to $2.639 billion in 2015. 

 

Note: Market forecast data in this study report refers to consumption (use) for a particular calendar year; therefore, this data is not cumulative data.
For more information on the ElectroniCast Fiber Optic Sensors Market Forecast Consultant Service, contact Stephen Montgomery...  stephen_montgomery@electronicastconsultants.com

Fiber Optic Sensors Monthly Journal from ElectroniCast -- November (2011)

Every month, ElectroniCast publishes a review and analysis of current market and technology trends relative to the consumption of communication-based fiber optic sensors.  This monthly journal provides our clients with insights regarding the innovative applications of fiber optic sensors.

In The November 2011 issue:

Outline of Contents

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor System – Civil Engineering/Construction Overview           

            Detection and Localization of Tunnel Movements                   

            Advancement of Long-gauge FO Sensors towards Structural Health Monitoring

            Enhanced Pipeline Monitoring with Fiber Optic Sensors

            Remote (250 km) Fiber Bragg Grating Multiplexing System

            ElectroniCast Regional Market Share Estimate (2011) 

                                               

Selected Highlights of Technology Presentations and Company News                           

            Financial Reporting: KVH Industries – Q3 of 2011

            Financial Reporting: ABB Group – Q3 of 2011

            Financial Reporting: ProPhotonix Limited – Q3 of 2011

            Financial Reporting: Lockheed Martin – Q3 of 2011

            Proposal - United States Navy’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

                        Coating Health Monitor System with Fiber Optic Sensors (Tanner Research)

                        SBIR / STTR Program Overview

            Targeting Systems with High-Speed Fiber Optic Interface

            High-Resolution Earth-Imaging Satellite 

            Energy Markets at Luna Innovations

            Sentrillion Corporation and Optellios, Inc. Announce Partnership

           

Research Papers:

Wagon wheel fiber based multichannel plasmonic sensor

Design criteria for microstructured- plasmon-resonance sensors (archive)

Ultra-high-resolution large-dynamic-range optical fiber static strain sensor using PDH

Simultaneous strain/temperature FBG laser sensor based on RF measurement                                                                                      

Calendar – Future Conferences                                                                                         

Monthly Journal Published: The first-week of each month

Fee:                 No Charge (12-issues) for Existing FO Sensor Forecast Clients*

Fee:                 $1,200 per year (12-issues) for Monthly Journals - only

ElectroniCast publishes a summary-level report of the latest market and technology trends covering the area of fiber optic sensors

* Clients that have subscribed to the Fiber Optic Sensors Global Market Forecast and Analysis, within the last 12-months

This journal provides a review and analysis of current market and technology trends relative to the consumption of communication-based fiber optic sensors. The journal (PDF file: typically 30-40 pages), released at the beginning of each month, via e-mail, providing our clients with insights to the innovative applications of fiber optic sensors.

The journal typically presents information in three sections:

           

-     Fiber Optic Sensors – Market Overview

      -    Selected Highlights of Technology Presentations and Company News

-    Calendar – Future Conferences            

Summary-level consumption trends are provided for various measurand or technology.  The trends for each selected sensor, in turn, is segmented into various applications. The information is presented in easy-to-follow illustrations and text. 

The complete quantitative Microsoft Excel market forecast worksheets and competitive market share estimates are released every September for clients that subscribe to the Fiber Optic Sensors Market Forecast annual report; however, the monthly reports provide summary-level market forecast data updates and the latest industry news.

For professionals concerned with fiber optic sensor markets and technology. 

We believe you will find this journal useful for your planning of product and market development.  Please contact us with any questions or comments.

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