Distributed and Single-Point Fiber Optic Sensors: Applications and Technology (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 8
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Interests: optical and microwave sensors; instrumentation; energy applications; intelligent infrastructures; clean environments; biomedical sensing; harsh environments
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Interests: photonic and microwave sensors; instrumentation for applications in energy; intelligent infrastructure; clean environment; biomedical sensing/imaging; national security
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Interests: coaxial cable; fiber Bragg grating; optical fiber; fused silica; optical sensors; outer conductor; reflection coefficient; sensor prototype; thermal expansion; 3D printing; additive manufacturing; air-liquid interface
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of our Special Issue entitled “Distributed and Single-Point Fiber Optic Sensors: Applications and Technology” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/WJ3H24459X), we are delighted to announce the launch of its second edition, continuing to spotlight cutting-edge advances in fiber optic sensor technologies through open access publications.
We invite you to explore several highly cited papers from the original issue:
- Temperature and Lateral Pressure Sensing Using a Sagnac Sensor Based on Cascaded Tilted Grating and Polarization-Maintaining Fibers
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/21/6779
Authors: Yifan Liu, Yujian Li, Pin Xu and Changyuan Yu
- Polar Decomposition of Jones Matrix and Mueller Matrix of Coherent Rayleigh Backscattering in Single-Mode Fibers
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/6/1760
Authors: Hui Dong, Hailiang Zhang and Dora Juan Juan Hu
- A Machine Learning Specklegram Wavemeter (MaSWave) Based on a Short Section of Multimode Fiber as the Dispersive Element
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/10/4574
Authors: Ogbole C. Inalegwu, Rex E. Gerald II and Jie Huang
Fiber optic sensors have been used in wide-ranging applications for the accurate measurement of various physical, chemical, and biological quantities, demonstrating many well-known advantages. Various types of single-point and distributed fiber optic sensors have been reported in the last three decades, with some having been successfully commercialized. Therefore, further extension in the fields of application of fiber optic sensors is expected.
This Special Issue, "Distributed and Single-Point Fiber Optic Sensors: Applications and Technology (2nd Edition)", invites original research and review articles concerning recent developments and applications of fiber optic sensors, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Distributed fiber optic sensors;
- Fiber Bragg gratings;
- Optical fiber interferometers;
- Optical fiber resonators;
- Optical fiber spectroscopy;
- Sensors based on specialty optical fibers;
- Multiplexed or quasidistributed optical fiber sensors;
- Active optical fibers for sensing applications;
- Integrated optics for sensing;
- Microwave photonic sensors;
- Fiber optic sensors for physical, chemical, and biological measurements;
- Fiber optic sensor applications: civil structures, aerospace, oil and gas, medical, utilities, environmental monitoring, security, military and defense, steel industry, etc.
Dr. Jie Huang
Prof. Dr. Hai Xiao
Guest Editors
Dr. Yongji Wu
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- fiber optic sensors
- photonic sensors
- optical fiber spectroscopy
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