Interest in polymer optical fiber Bragg gratings (POFBGs) arises from the different material
properties and sensing modalities brought by polymers relative to silica. Polymer fibers …

Photonic crystal fibers guide light by corralling it within a periodic array of microscopic air
holes that run along the entire fiber length. Largely through their ability to overcome the …

We made an all-silica optical fiber by embedding a central core in a two-dimensional
photonic crystal with a micrometer-spaced hexagonal array of air holes. An effective-index …

Photonic crystal fibres have wavelength-scale morphological microstructure running down
their length. This structure enables light to be controlled within the fibre in ways not …

Polymer optical fibers (POFs) have significant advantages for many sensing applications,
including high elastic strain limits, high fracture toughness, high flexibility in bending, high …

Photonics, the technology of photons (as electronics is the technology of electrons),
promises to be the new century's driving force in the advancement of, mainly but not only …

The monitoring of human physiological signs and body functions, such as respiration rate,
heart rate, foot pressure, and joint movement, plays an important role in medical advances …

A review on bio-chemical label-free sensing applications based on receptors combined with
multimode plastic optical fibers (POFs) is carried out. In particular, this work focuses on …

Aircraft structures require periodic and scheduled inspection and maintenance operations
due to their special operating conditions and the principles of design employed to develop …

We report on a new class of polymer photonic crystal fibers for low-loss guidance of THz
radiation. The use of the cyclic olefin copolymer Topas, in combination with advanced …