A review for optical fiber bending sensors is presented. The article mainly focuses on the
measurement methods of the structure bending. Firstly, the different optical fiber bending …

Optical fibre sensing technology is a powerful method for long‐term reliable sensing in
harsh environments, which means it is particularly suitable for the detection of electrical …

A fiber-optic curvature sensor based on the single-mode-multimode-single-mode (SMS)
fiber structure is developed. Several notches in the transmitted spectrum of the SMS fiber …

A simple, compact, and highly sensitive optical fiber directional bend sensor is presented.
This device consists of a lateral-offset splicing joint and an up-taper formed through …

A compact, low loss, and highly sensitive optical fiber curvature sensor is presented. The
device consists of a few-millimeter-long piece of seven-core fiber spliced between two single …

A novel curvature sensor based on optical fiber modal interferometer is demonstrated. It
consists of two peanut-shape structures that are formed only by single mode fibers. The two …

Fiber-optic anemometers have attracted an increasing attention over the past decade owing
to their high sensitivity, wide dynamic range, low power consumption, and immunity to …

An all-fiber and compact Mach-Zehnder interferometric (MZI) sensor is proposed and
experimentally demonstrated. The sensor with symmetrical structure is fabricated by splicing …

An all-fiber sensor capable of simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain is newly
presented. The sensing head is formed by a fiber Bragg grating combined with a section of …

Optical fiber curvature sensors have been considered as a promising option for human
motion detection due to its good toughness, bending flexibility and anti-electromagnetic …