Optical fiber shape sensing is a form of distributed sensing that uses scattered signals from a multicore fiber to determine curvature and twist rate to produce the shape of a given structure.
Lightera has developed a technology platform to produce high quality, twisted multicore optical fiber with continuous FBGs (Fiber Bragg Gratings) to meet critical 3D shape sensing specifications. Our expertise in specialty glass preform design makes it possible to incorporate a wide range of optimized features such as multiple cores, selected cutoff, specific numerical aperture, and core to core spacing.
