State-of-the-Art of Optical Fiber Sensors

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art of sensors based on optical technology in the last year. The interest in sensors based on optical technology and, in particular, those based on optical fibers has been growing rapidly in recent years. High-performance sensor devices and platforms with high sensitivity and selectivity, as well as a low limit of detection values, have been proposed for physical, chemical, and biological measurands.

In this Special Issue, dedicated to optical fiber sensors, we will focus on recent advances and developments in optical fibers, and original research papers, as well as reviews, are welcome. The goal is to gather contributions on various aspects related to optical fiber sensors, namely, new types of optical fibers, optical sources, devices in relation to optical fibers and new applications.

I hope that this Special Issue will provide the scientific community with a thorough overview of the current research on optical fiber sensors.

Dr. Paulo Caldas
Guest Editor

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