Abstract

Optical fiber sensor technology is being developed for a wide variety of applications, and the technical advantages are well recognized so that its impact is now evident. Based on the idea of the first author¹ for a new capability of this technology, an optical network system employing low-loss optical fibers has been analyzed and examined for remote sensing of environmental pollution and spilled dispersals of inflammable, explosive, and toxic gases/vapors in various industrial and mining complexes as well as in urban and residential areas by the spectroscopic absorption method.^2,3

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