Distributed sensing technology enables continuous, real-time measurements along the entire length of a fibre optic cable.
Unlike traditional sensors that rely on discrete sensors measuring at pre-determined points, distributed sensing does not rely upon manufactured sensors but uses the optical fibre, which serves as the sensing element without requiring additional transducers in the optical path.
Distributed sensing is usually used for acquiring temperature and acoustic data, commonly known as distributed temperature sensing (DTS) and distributed acoustic sensing (DAS).
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