Needs for sensor miniaturization, versatile sensing solutions, and improved measurements'
performances in difficult operating environments have recently driven considerable research …

Femtosecond (fs) laser pulses direct writing technology has been extensively employed to
achieve microfabrication in various optical fibers for a broad range of applications. In this …

A Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based fiberoptic refractive index (RI) sensor is
constructed by uniformly tapering standard single mode fiber (SMF) for RI measurement. A …

Compact interferometers based on waveguiding structures have found countless
applications in refractive index measurements, chemical sensing, as well as temperature …

A survey of recent investigations on ocean sensors is carried out with a specific focus on
fiber optic sensing methods, materials for fabricating sensor head and sensor performance …

Recent developments in fiber-optic sensing have involved booming research in the design
and manufacturing of novel micro-structured optical fiber devices. From the conventional …

A sensor combining a polydimethylsiloxane-coated Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a
tilted fiber Bragg grating is proposed for dual-parameter sensing of liquid temperature and …

A novel and compact interferometric refractive index (RI) point sensor is developed using
hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HC-PCF) and experimentally demonstrated for high …

FBG based refractive index sensors are widely used in sensing applications such as
structural health monitoring, oil exploration, refractive index measurement of chemical …

As global warming and climate change persistently threaten our planet, especially in
developing countries, environmental monitoring becomes more and more imperative. One of …