Extrinsic fibre-optic sensors for remote measurement: Part two

The impact of incorporating fibre optic components into well established optical techniques such as laser Doppler velocimetry, non-contact vibration measurement, holography and light scattering, is discussed in the two sections of this paper. The possibilities range from simply including a fibre ‘optic link’ in a conventional system to facilitate measurements in difficult or remote areas, to the realization of entirely new optical configurations in which virtually all of the conventional optical components have been replaced by their fibre-optic equivalents. In part two laser velocimetry, vibration measurement, holography and scattering are discussed.