Britain's QinetiQ has launched OptaSense, a buried cable fiber optic sensor solution that detects multiple, simultaneous disturbances every 10 meters over a 40 kilometer length of installed cable. QinetiQ says the product has applications for border, pipeline and cable security. "It is equally applicable to detecting intruders in perimeter security applications as it is to monitoring mechanical failure in critical underwater infrastructure," says Mike O'Connor, managing director if QinetiQ Ventures. OptaSense has demonstrated an ability to accurately detect and locate…
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