Polymer Optical Fibers for Sensing Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 6672
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer optical fiber; multifunctional POF; biomedical application; microwave photonics; brain–computer interface
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Interests: fiber optic sensing; distributed acoustic/temperature sensing; photonic device design; optical signal processing; industrial IoT applications
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Interests: photonics; optics for aerospace; optical sensors; optical devices; machine learning for optics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer optical fibers (POFs) have recently been proved as very attractive fibers due to their high sensitivity to the external environment, their biocompatibility, and their easy handling, amongst other advantages. Sensing has been identified as a field with an increasing number of potential applications. The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect advances in fundamental research, technological development, and innovative applications of polymer optical fibers for sensing applications.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit original research papers, short communications, or state-of-the-art reviews within the scope of this Special Issue. Contributions can range from the fundamental properties of polymer fibers to their fabrication and characterization, as well as innovations in processing technologies for the development of applications.
Topics include, but are not limited to, theoretical and experimental original work on the following:
- New polymer fibers: materials, special structures, etc.
- Polymer optical fiber transmission simulation.
- Polymer optical fiber networks: indoor, vehicular, etc.
- POF transceivers.
- Multiplexing/demultiplexing techniques in POF networks.
- Physical, chemical, mechanical, electromagnetic, biological and medical sensors.
- Sensors based on colorimetry, evanescent wave, and infrared spectroscopies.
- Plasmonic-based sensors.
- Interferometers and polarimetric configurations (as FP cavities, MMI, Michelson, Mach–Zehnder, Sagnac, etc.).
- Micro- and nanofabrication, smart structures and sensors including gratings (FBG, LPFG), tapers, and etched configurations.
- Functionalization methods and thin-film coatings (e.g., metals, oxides, and graphene).
- Sensor networking and distributed sensing.
- New concepts for photonic sensing.
Applications including, but not limited to: aquaculture, mechanical, civil, pharmaceutical, oil and gas industries, human and animal health monitoring, environment monitoring, harsh environments, food processing and monitoring, and medical instrumentation.
Dr. Rui Min
Dr. Chuanxin Teng
Dr. Carlos Marques
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer optical fiber
- sensing application
- plasmonic
- multifunctional POF
- biomedical application
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