Advances in Optical Fiber Sensing and Its Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 165
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fiber optic sensing technology; structural safety monitoring
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Dear Colleagues,
Optical sensing, as a rapid, sensitive and non-invasive detection technology, plays an increasingly vital role in structural health monitoring (SHM). In recent years, fiber optic sensing technologies such as BOTDR, FBG and OFDR have been gradually applied, and the application areas are designed for civil engineering, aerospace, mining, marine engineering and other fields, with new testing techniques and methods constantly appearing. This Special Issue aims to focus on the latest research achievements in the field of optical sensing, including, but not limited to, the following themes:
- Novel optical sensors and equipment;
- Applications of fiber optic sensing (including of BOTDA/R,FBG, WFBG, LFBG or OFDR) in civil engineering, aerospace and environmental monitoring;
- Advanced sensor R&D and engineering practice;
- High-sensitivity fiber optic sensing test methods and principles;
- Small- or large-scale model tests based on fiber optic sensing technology.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Jianping He
Dr. Tong Jiao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optical fiber sensors
- BOTDR (Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry)
- FBG (fiber Bragg grating)
- OFDR (optical frequency domain reflectometry)
- WFBG (weak fiber Bragg grating )
- LFBG (long fiber Bragg grating)
- structural health monitoring
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