Resource Library

We have developed this library of resources to provide access to the tremendous amount of content that we have developed over the years. It includes product-specific literature, application-based technical resources, and media presentations of our unique technologies.

If you know which specific product or application you’re looking for, simply click on that link below and you’ll find in-depth content. Alternatively, you can use the search function to connect you to literature and media related to your specific interest.

White Papers

Title
Product Area
Distributed Vibration Monitoring with the os7500 Fiber Optic Accelerometer
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Short Summary
Overview of the applications, technology and operating principle of the os7500 accelerometer.
How OFDR is Redefining Optical Component Characterization
  • Optical Test
Short Summary
How optical frequency-domain reflectometry (OFDR) delivers new levels of performance and capability fo rtesting modern optical components.
Optical Backscatter Reflectometry (OBR) - Overview and Applications
  • Optical Test
Short Summary
White paper describing optical backscatter reflectometry (OBR), how it compares to other reflectometry measurements, and key application in fiber optic and photonics test and measurement.
Polarization in Fiber Systems: Squeezing out More Bandwidth
  • Polarization

Application Notes

Title
Product Area
A Better Way to Measure the Effectiveness of Coatings
Accurate DOP Characterization with Less Effort
  • Polarization
Aerospace Testing: Appeal to the Sensors
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
For years the aerospace industry has relied on foil strain gauges to test materials. But an emerging technology, fiber sensing, is offering advantages over more traditional methods.
An Overview of Polarization Extinction Ratio Measurement Methods
  • Optical Test
  • Polarization
Application Note for PDL Measurement
  • Polarization
  • Optical Test
Automotive Body in White Test with HD-FOS
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
A white paper highlighting automotive frame testing using high definition fiber optic sensing.
Battery Testing with HD-FOS
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
High-definition fiber optic sensing (HD-FOS) provides many advantages over outdated test methods for validating and improving battery technology.
Biospecimen Preservation and Therapeutic Stabilization Summary
Building Safety and Fiber Optic Monitoring
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Can Your Strain Gage or Thermocouple Do This?
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Simply embed or surface mount small, nearly weightless fiber optic sensors into your material or component, and directly measure stress, strain or temperature.
Case Study - Akron Spillway Dam
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Case Study - Arsenal Bridge
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Case Study - Chulitna River Bridge
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Case Study - Hong Kong Rail
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Case Study - Hull Stress Monitoring System
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Case Study - Mount Rushmore Rock Block Monitoring
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Case Study - Roadway Monitoring
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Case Study - Sblade Wind Turbine Monitoring
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Chirped Fiber Bragg Grating Measurements
  • Optical Test
Short Summary
App note outlining the capabilities of the Optical Backscatter Reflectometer (OBR) 4600 in characterizing a chirped fiber Bragg grating (FBG).
Combat Polarization Impairments with Dynamic Polarization Controllers
  • Polarization
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing: Applications in Composites Test and Measurement
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Applications illustrate how high spatial resolution HD-FOS measurements provide insight that cannot be practically achieved using single point sensors such as conventional foil strain gauges.
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing: Measuring Strain Across Welds
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
While traditional strain gages adhered to welds will average the strain across the gage area, HD-FOS sensing allows measurement of the strain profile across a weld with a very high spatial resolution. This engineering note demonstrates measurement of strain across the welding joints of a motorcycle handle bar instrumented with a fiber optic sensor.
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing: Measuring Strain with PEEK-Buffered Fiber Optic Sensor
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Discusses strain measurements obtained from PEEK fiber compared to polyimide fiber, when bonded onto a fiberglass coupon and loaded in tension.
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing: Measuring Temperature on a Printed Circuit Board
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Demonstrates distributed temperature measurements to identify points of failure on a printed circuit board
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing: Strain Measurements on Powder Coated Metal
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Powder coating is a method for electrostatically binding dry powder onto surfaces. While providing better protection for surfaces, this tough finish makes it difficult and time consuming to sand off when preparing the surface for strain sensor bonding. This engineering note shows that fiber optic sensors give accurate strain measurements even when bonded directly onto well adhered powder coated surface
Distributed fibre-optic temperature and strain measurement with extremely high spatial resolution.
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Scanning the Rayleigh scattering along a length of optical fibre enables a distributed sensor system where every point along the fibre acts as a sensor. This novel method allows quasi-continuous measurement of temperature and strain profiles over distances of up to 50 m with millimeter spatial resolution.
Distributed Polarization X-Talk Measurement for the Production of Polarization-Maintaining Fiber Coils
  • Polarization
  • Optical Test
Effects of Defects
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Aerospace Testing International article reviews how fiber optic strain sensing technology can detect defects during manufacture and fatigue cycling of composite structures.
ENLIGHT Software Overview
  • HYPERION/FBGs
Ensuring a Strong Thermoplastic Weld through Embedded Sensors
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Brief overview of using embedded high-definition fiber optic sensors to monitor and improve welding in real time.
Ensuring Performance from 3D Printed Parts through Embedded Sensors
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Brief overview of embedded sensors into 3D printed parts during printing for characterizing builds and enabling smart parts for in-service condition assessment.
FAQs: Delay Lines (MDL/VDL, ODG)
  • Optical Modules
FAQs: Depolarizers 
  • Polarization
FAQs: Dynamic Polarization Controllers 
  • Polarization
FAQs: ER Measurement 
  • Polarization
FAQs: Fiber Coils 
  • Optical Modules
FAQS: Other Products
  • Polarization
FAQs: Phase Shifters
  • Optical Modules
FAQs: Polarimeters
  • Polarization
FAQs: Polarization Scramblers
  • Polarization
FAQs: Polarization Stabilizers
  • Polarization
Faraday Rotator Mirror
  • Polarization
Fiber Optic Testing for Data Centers
  • Optical Test
FPS-001 Application Note
  • Optical Modules
FPS-001 Application Note
  • Optical Modules
High Density Fiber Optic Sensing (HD-FOS) in Composites
  • ODiSI/HD-FOS
Short Summary
Application note describing methods and details of embedding fiber sensors into composite parts.