Overview
Founded in 2018 and spun out of Ghent University and imec, Sentea develops photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology for fiber optic distributed sensing. Its approach uses PICs to build compact, high-performance interrogators for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensing systems, enabling structural health monitoring, temperature sensing, and other measurement applications at lower cost and smaller form factor than traditional instrumentation.
With $8.42M raised, Sentea is part of the dense photonics cluster centered on Ghent, which benefits from UGent's world-class photonics research group and imec's semiconductor fabrication infrastructure. The company is positioned to serve industrial, infrastructure, and aerospace sensing markets.
Sentea connects to the broader Belgian photonics ecosystem alongside Luceda Photonics and Thema Foundries.
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In the news
- Day 2 at China WindPower in Beijing! 🌬️ Together with our partners Blue Xenonite and Sensing360, we're showing how fiber optic sensing makes wind turbines smarter and more reliable, with one goal: maximizing uptime. 🔹 Blade monitoring: ice detection, damage monitoring and pitch control 🔹 Gearbox monitoring: early detection of wear and damage 🔹 Structural health monitoring and cable termination monitoring 🔹 FBG sensors + silicon photonics interrogators: compact, lightweight and lightning-safe thanks to non-conductive fiber
- 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠! 🌬️ Discover the possibilities of fiber optic sensing for the wind industry. We’re excited to be here together with the Belgian Offshore Cluster vzw , showcasing Belgian expertise and innovation in offshore wind. 📍 Come visit the Sentea team at 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 B3.G.305 and discover our solutions for smarter wind turbine monitoring. See you in Hamburg! #Sentea #BelgianOffshoreCluster #WindEnergyHamburg #WindEnergy #OffshoreWind #FiberOpticSensing #ConditionMonitoring #WindIndustry
- Great to see our technology in action at AMB Stuttgart! Our CEO Karsten Verhaegen is at the SKF booth together with Mark Verbakel, showcasing SKF Insight Bearings — a new application combining SKF’s bearing expertise with advanced fiber optic sensing technology. At the heart of the solution is a customized Sentea fiber optic interrogator, developed specifically for this application. A great example of how close collaboration can turn sensing technology into a practical industrial solution. If you’re at AMB Stuttgart, make
- A major milestone for Sentea. 🚀 We are proud to announce that Sentea has been selected by SKF to develop and produce SKF Core, powering the next generation of SKF Insight bearings. This collaboration marks an important step towards the industrial-scale deployment of fibre-optic sensing. Read the full press release via the link in the comments. #FiberOpticSensing #IndustrialInnovation #ConditionMonitoring #SKF #Sentea
- Proud to announce our collaboration with SKF Group! A great milestone and another important step towards our ambition: Fiber Optic Sensing Everywhere. Looking forward to what’s next! #FiberOpticSensing #SKF #Sentea #FiberOpticSensingEverywhere
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