Broadband buzz: Periodical cicadas' chorus measured with fiber optic cables
Entomological Society of America (ESA)Annapolis, MD; November 30, 2023—Hung from a common utility pole, a fiber optic cable—the kind bringing high-speed internet to more and more American households—can be turned into a sensor to detect temperature changes, vibrations, and even sound, through an emerging technology called distributed fiber optic sensing.