Toward commercial polymer fiber Bragg grating sensors: Review and applications

C Broadway, R Min, AG Leal-Junior… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
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 …

Review of high sensitivity fibre-optic pressure sensors for low pressure sensing

E Vorathin, ZM Hafizi, N Ismail, M Loman - Optics & Laser Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Fibre Bragg grating (FBG) pressure sensors show a great potential in replacing conventional
electrical pressure sensors due to their numerous advantages. However, increasing their …

Distributed polymer optical fiber sensors: A review and outlook

Y Mizuno, A Theodosiou, K Kalli, S Liehr, H Lee… - Photonics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Aging degradation and seismic damage of civil infrastructures have become a serious issue
for society, and one promising technology for monitoring their conditions is optical fiber …

Recent trends and advances of fibre Bragg grating sensors in CYTOP polymer optical fibres

A Theodosiou, K Kalli - Optical Fiber Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Polymer optical fibre (POF) sensors have been the focus a many research studies for
approximately twenty years, due to their unique mechanical characteristics that offer the …

Ultrafast laser applications in manufacturing processes: A state-of-the-art review

S Lei, X Zhao, X Yu, A Hu… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
With the invention of chirped pulse amplification for lasers in the mid-1980s, high power
ultrafast lasers entered into the world as a disruptive tool, with potential impact on a broad …

Multiplexing technique for quasi-distributed sensors arrays in polymer optical fiber intensity variation-based sensors

AG Leal-Junior, CR Diaz, C Marques, MJ Pontes… - Optics & Laser …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a multiplexing technique for polymer optical fiber (POF) intensity
variation-based sensors. The technique relies on the side-coupling between the light source …

Quasi-distributed torque and displacement sensing on a series elastic actuator's spring using FBG arrays inscribed in CYTOP fibers

AG Leal-Junior, A Theodosiou, R Min… - IEEE Sensors …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report the application of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) arrays in polymer optical fibers for the
quasi-distributed displacement and torque sensing in a series elastic actuator's spring. The …

Fiber Bragg gratings in CYTOP fibers embedded in a 3D-printed flexible support for assessment of human–robot interaction forces

A Leal-Junior, A Theodosiou, C Díaz, C Marques… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
We developed a flexible support with embedded polymer optical fiber (POF) sensors for the
assessment of human–robot interaction forces. The supports were fabricated with a three …

Application of additive layer manufacturing technique on the development of high sensitive fiber Bragg grating temperature sensors

A Leal-Junior, J Casas, C Marques, MJ Pontes… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the development of temperature sensors based on fiber Bragg gratings
(FBGs) embedded in 3D-printed structures made of different materials, namely polylatic acid …

Fiber Bragg grating pressure sensors: a review

S Xu, X Li, T Wang, X Wang, H Liu - Optical Engineering, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) pressure sensors have the potential to replace conventional
voltage sensors due to their compact size, resistance to electromagnetic interference …