OFS for Extreme Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to this Special Issue on optical fiber sensors for extreme envorinments. There are, of course, all kinds of extremes, and even within the OFS community, an “extreme environment” can mean very different things to different people. It is hoped that in this Special Issue, as many of the various “flavours” of extreme environments can be presented; that however you personally define it, there will be something of interest for you here.

When discussing extreme environments, thermomechanical extremes are usually the ones most commonly considered. Elevated temperatures, pressures, strains and so on tend to dominate the literature. However, as solutions to the grand societal challenges of climate, energy and food security are developed, novel technologies and materials are pushing the use of optical fibre sensors into more and more applications for which they were previously judged as innappropriate.

With this in mind, this Special Issue aims to reflect the developing diversity in the fibre sensor community and in the environments in which they are applied. Whether extreme in terms of high/low temperatures, pressures, high radiation levels, intensely oxidising/reducing atmospheres or otherwise chemically aggressive environments—however, you define extreme—all areas of this research are welcome.

Dr. James Sharp
Guest Editor

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• Optical fiber sensors
• Extreme environments
• Harsh environments
• High temperature
• Radiation hardness
• Chemically robust optical sensor