Recent Progress in Optical Fiber Sensors in Structural Health Monitoring
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 January 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optical fibers; structural health monitoring
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS) have become a focal point of extensive research across a variety of fields, including aerospace engineering, civil engineering, mechanical systems, medical devices, energy infrastructure, and maritime applications. These systems have shown significant potential for the development of new approaches for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems.
The goal of this Special Issue is to showcase a collection of original, high-impact research papers that exemplify the latest advancements in OFS for SHM. We aim to explore key topics in the field, with a special emphasis on contributions that highlight both innovative technologies and new or established applications. We also welcome review articles that provide comprehensive overviews of the state of the art and discuss future research directions.
We invite contributions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Evaluation of novel OFS sensing technologies for SHM
- Methodologies for quantifying the performance of these systems
- Emerging applications across various industries
- Review articles on established OFS sensing technologies and their SHM applications
We look forward to your submissions and to advancing the discussion on OFS in the context of SHM.
Dr. Francesco Falcetelli
Dr. Neha Chandarana
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optical fiber sensors
- structural health monitoring
- optical sensing
- optical metrology
- optical measurement
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