The biomedical industry is experiencing an increased demand for miniaturized sensors,
driven by advancements in surgery techniques and research. These sensors are crucial in …

Optical fibre sensors are an essential subset of optical fibre technology, designed
specifically for sensing and measuring several physical parameters. These sensors offer …

Optical fibre sensors (OFS), as a result of their unique properties such as small size, no
interference with electromagnetic radiation, high sensitivity and the ability to design …

With a global population that's both growing and living longer, the world's healthcare
providers are increasingly looking to advanced biomedical instrumentation to enable more …

In this invited review, we provide an overview of the recent advances in biomedical photonic
sensors within the last five years. This review is focused on works using optical-fibre …

After telecommunications, also medicine has been revolutionized by optical fibers. They
were firstly used, in the early sixties, to visualize internal anatomical sites by illuminating …

In the last years, optical fiber sensors have proven to be a reliable and versatile biosensing
tool. Optical fiber biosensors (OFBs) are analytical devices that use optical fibers as …

Optical-fiber sensors can be placed on the skin or inside the human body for the direct
measurement of biomedical parameters. This article presents an overview of the most recent …

Optical techniques developed for sensing purposes proved to be essential in many appli
cation fields, ranging from aerospace, industry, and process control, to secu rity and …

The primary aim of this issue of MRS Bulletin is to present an overview of the deployment of
optical-fiber sensors in a selected range of applications. The topics covered include a …