Frequency Comb Pushes Limit of Fiber-Optic Strain Sensing

Patricia Daukantas

By integrating an optical frequency comb into a fiber-optic strain-sensing system, a team of Italian researchers has made a sensor that is three orders of magnitude more sensitive than existing instruments.

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By integrating an optical frequency comb into a fiber-optic strain-sensing system, a team of Italian researchers has made a sensor that is three orders of magnitude more sensitive than existing instruments (Science Express, doi: 10.1126/science.1195818).

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