Advantages FBG Sensors

Fibre optic sensors based on the Fibre Bragg Grating principle offer significant advantages over conventional electronic sensors, especially in the demanding engineering environments where FBGS International specializes in.

In extreme environments, electronic sensors can fail due to electromagnetic radiation or explosion risks. FBGS’s fiber optic sensing solutions are free of such vulnerabilities. Whether built to monitor temperature, strain, pressure, load, humidity, displacement or deformation, the FBGS sensing solutions deliver exceptional durability, efficiency, flexibility and safety. 

The most important advantages are:

• They're rugged passive components resulting in a high life time (20 years).
• They form an intrinsic part of the fiber optic cable that can transmit the measurement signal over several tens of kilometers.
• They show no interference with electromagnetic radiation, so they can function in many hostile environments where conventional sensors would fail.
• They don't make use of electrical signals what makes them explosion safe.
• They have the ability to multiplex many sensors using only one optical fibre, driving down the cost of complex control systems.