Febus Optics

Established in 2015 and headquartered in Pau, France, Febus Optics operates at the forefront of the distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) market. The company was brought to life by co-founders Etienne Almoric and Vincent Lanticq, who combined their expertise in optical physics and entrepreneurship. Almoric, with a Master's in Optical Physics and previous experience leading a chemistry startup, serves as CEO. Lanticq holds a Ph.D. focused on nonlinear optics and distributed optical fiber sensing and acts as CTO. Their collaboration has guided the company's growth, including securing a €4 million fundraising round in April 2025 and launching a U.S. subsidiary in Houston, Texas, to better serve the North American market.

Febus Optics manufactures and provides a comprehensive suite of DFOS systems: Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS), Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS), and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS). This positions the firm as a single source for multiple monitoring technologies. The business model revolves around selling these state-of-the-art devices and offering turnkey monitoring solutions tailored to client needs. Revenue is generated through equipment sales and service contracts for system deployment, maintenance, and data analysis. The technology leverages patented optical physics and high-performance computing to precisely measure temperature, strain, and acoustic vibrations along standard optical fibers over distances exceeding 100 kilometers. A key technical advantage is its "single-ended" system, which simplifies deployment by requiring a connection to only one end of the fiber.

The company serves a diverse client base across several key industrial sectors. Major markets include Oil & Gas for pipeline and well monitoring, Civil Engineering for structural health monitoring (SHM) of tunnels, dams, and bridges, and Marine Renewable Energy for power cable and umbilical integrity. Specific solutions include PIMS for pipeline integrity, which detects leaks, ground movement, and third-party intrusion, and FOGrid for monitoring underwater power cables. By turning fiber optic cables into continuous sensors, Febus Optics enables clients to perform real-time surveillance, optimize production, enhance safety, and reduce maintenance costs on critical infrastructure.

Keywords: distributed fiber optic sensing, DFOS, infrastructure monitoring, DAS, DTS, DSS, pipeline integrity, structural health monitoring, power cable monitoring, well monitoring, asset integrity management, real-time surveillance, fiber optic sensors, leak detection, strain sensing, temperature sensing, acoustic sensing, geohazard monitoring, intrusion detection, civil engineering, oil and gas, marine renewable energy