Publication Date: 9/15/2026

Event: 2026 Photonics in Switching and Computing

Reference: pp. 1-3, 2026

Authors: Sarper Ozharar, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Ezra Ip, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Yangmin Ding, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Ming-Fang Huang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Yue Tian, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.; Ting Wang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc.

Abstract: Distributed Acoustic Sensing enables continuous monitoring along optical fibers. This workreviews the use of existing telecom fiber networks for sensing applications such as traffic monitoring,aerial cable weight detection, bioacoustics monitoring and PIG tracking.

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