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Large scale monitoring systems enable efficient field level data collection at high temporal and spatial resolutions. One example is the deployment of such systems in pipeline infrastructure applications which have to be monitored for leaks…
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Whether it is for transmitting information or for controlling intensity, light modulation is among the essential functions commonly used in complex optical systems. In integrated optics, modulation principles usually include the use of…
Multistatic collaborative sensing eliminates self-interference, achieves spatial diversity gains, and enables wide-range seamless integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). However, conventional data fusion methods suffer from severe…
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continuum-robots, prosthetic devices and wearable body-shape sensors. A miniaturised one-degree-of-freedom joint-angle sensor is devised, using a single light emitting/receiving optical fibre with a coupler connected to a Keyence (FS-N11MN,…
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