Abstract
This article presents a review of the strategies that have been both demonstrated and proposed for the multiplexing of multiple noninterferometric optical fiber point sensors to form a sensor network. The focus, which avoids consideration of interferometric sensor types, enables discussion of conventional multiplexing tech niques, namely, spatial, time division, frequency division, and wavelength division prior to dealing with combined or hybrid schemes, which exhibit the potential for increased multiplexing gain. Specific advantages and potential drawbacks of the different strategies are provided together with an indication of the number of point sensors that each multiplexing scheme can support.
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