Requirements for distributed sensor technology in process control systems
Michael A. Marcus · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1993
Fiber-optic sensor technology is a rapidly growing field, and over 200 companies world wide are marketing optical fiber based sensors for the measurement of a multitude of physical and chemical parameters. The potential exists for broad base use of distributed fiber-optic sensor systems in process monitoring and control applications. This paper describes distributed sensor technological developments along with the important issues which must be resolved in order for utilization of these distributed sensor systems in process environments.