Optical microfibers (MF), as a connection between fiber optics and nanotechnology, can
realize enhanced light-matter/environment interactions, which benefit for optical sensing …

Optical microfiber-based temperature sensors have been proposed for many applications in
a variety of industrial uses, including biomedical, geological, automotive, and defense …

We proposed a photonic crystal fiber based Mach–Zehnder interferometer with regular and
high-contrast fringe pattern, which is fabricated by splicing a section of photonic crystal fiber …

It is significant to develop new methods for temperature and salinity measurement in
seawater since they are two important parameters in physical oceanography application. In …

A kind of compact and highly sensitive refractive-index sensor based on reflective tapered
fiber coupler is proposed. The sensing structure is fabricated by fusing and tapering a …

Ocean internal-wave phenomena occur with the variation in seawater vertical temperature,
and most internal-wave detections are dependent on the measurement of seawater vertical …

A compact thermometer based on a broadband microfiber coupler tip is demonstrated. This
sensor can measure a broad temperature interval ranging from room temperature to 1283° …

A simple, high-sensitivity, and low-cost optical sensor for the measurement of temperature
and salinity in seawater is demonstrated based on a microfiber directional coupler. The …

Recently, microfiber-optic sensors with high sensitivity, fast response times, and a compact
size have become an area of interest that integrates fiber optics and nanotechnology …

The exploration of novel polymers for temperature sensing with high sensitivity has attracted
tremendous research interest. Hence, we report a polystyrene-coated optical fiber …