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A superior way of temperature monitoring using fibre optics

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Volume 3, Issue 2, Article Number: 262001 (2026)

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Shashi Kant Vij1,* | Alok Kumar Singh1  

1School of Engineering and Technology, Nirwan University, Jaipur – 303305, Rajasthan (India)

*Corresponding Author: shashikantvij1975@gmail.com

Received: 26 May 2026 | Revised: 21 June 2026

Accepted: 25 June 2026 | Published Online: 09 July 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20851815

© 2026 The Authors, under a Creative Commons license, Published by Scholarly Publication

Abstract

Temperature measurement using fibre optic techniques is preferred now a days due to its few distinguished features such as it is not sensitive to electric current, electromagnetic radiations such as microwaves and not prone to radio frequency interference (RFI). This technology also caters to multipoint and distributed temperature measurement as can be seen from multi-channel operation. It can be used in the places and conditions where constant on site monitoring by humans is a tedious and dangerous task. Hence it offers a robust and an alternative way to conventional temperature measurement techniques.

Keywords

Temperature measurement, fibre optic techniques, electromagnetic radiations

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 S. K. Vij and A. K. Singh, “A superior way of temperature monitoring using fibre optics,” Radius: Journal of Science and Technology 3(2) (2026) 262001. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20851815

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