Optical fiber sensing for marine environment and marine structural health monitoring: A review

Optical fiber sensors have attracted considerable attention for marine environment and marine structural health monitoring, owing to advantages including resistance to electromagnetic interference, durability under extreme temperature and pressures, light weight, high transmission rate, small size and flexibility. In this paper, the optical fiber sensors employed for marine environment and marine structural health monitoring are summarized for the understanding of their basic sensing principles, and their various sensing applications such as physical parameters, chemical parameters and structural health monitoring. This review paper shows the feasibility of using optical fiber sensing technology for marine application and, due to the aforementioned advantages, it is possible to envisage a widespread use in this research field in the next few years.

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Optical fiber sensors have advantages such as resistance to electromagnetic interference, durability under extreme conditions, high transmission rate, small size, and flexibility, making them attractive for marine environment and structural health monitoring. They can be used for various sensing applications and are expected to have widespread use in marine research in the future.