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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Comprehensive Analysis of FBG and Distributed Rayleigh, Brillouin, and Raman Optical Sensor-Based Solutions for Road Infrastructure Monitoring Applications.

Ugis Senkans, Nauris Silkans, Sandis Spolitis, Janis Braunfelds

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Ugis SenkansInstitute of Photonics, Electronics and Telecommunications, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0001-6430-0713
Nauris SilkansInstitute of Photonics, Electronics and Telecommunications, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.
Sandis SpolitisInstitute of Photonics, Electronics and Telecommunications, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0002-0571-6409
Janis BraunfeldsInstitute of Photonics, Electronics and Telecommunications, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0001-8238-9328

Funding

EU RRF 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/003, academic career doctoral grant, ID 1011EU RRF C4835.ZPD.IG.0014.P3, "Development of fiber Bragg grating sensor network for road pavement monitoring" (Project No 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/003).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study focuses on a comprehensive analysis of the common methods for road infrastructure monitoring, as well as the perspective of various fiber-optic sensor (FOS) realization solutions in road monitoring applications. Fiber-optic sensors are a topical technology that ensures multiple advantages such as passive nature, immunity to electromagnetic interference, multiplexing capabilities, high sensitivity, and spatial resolution, as well as remote operation and multiple physical parameter monitoring, hence offering embedment potential within the road pavement structure for needed smart road solutions. The main key factors that affect FOS-based road monitoring scenarios and configurations are analyzed within this review. One such factor is technology used for optical sensing-fiber Bragg grating (FBG), Brillouin, Rayleigh, or Raman-based sensing. A descriptive comparison is made comparing typical sensitivity, spatial resolution, measurement distance, and applications. Technological approaches for monitoring physical parameters, such as strain, temperature, vibration, humidity, and pressure, as a means of assessing road infrastructure integrity and smart application integration, are also evaluated. Another critical aspect concerns spatial positioning, focusing on the point, quasi-distributed, and distributed methodologies. Lastly, the main topical FOS-based application areas are discussed, analyzed, and evaluated.

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Brillouin optical sensorsdistributed optical sensorsfiber Bragg grating (FBG)point optical sensorsquasi-distributed optical sensorsRaman optical sensorsRayleigh optical sensorsroad infrastructure monitoringstructural health monitoring

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PMID40942712
PMCPMC12430957

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