Optical Fiber Sensors: Design and Application
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optical fiber sensors; optical fiber design; long-period fiber grating
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: Integrated optical system; fiber optic sensing; multi physics field coupling measurement; inertial measurement technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical fiber sensors are renowned for their exceptional sensitivity, compactness, and ability to operate in harsh environments, making them essential in fields such as environmental monitoring, structural health diagnostics, biomedical applications, and industrial process control. This Special Issue focuses on the innovative design of optical fiber sensor structures, including fiber Bragg gratings, long-period gratings, interferometric sensors, and advanced micro-structured fibers. Emphasis will be placed on novel fabrication methods, the integration of functional materials, and approaches to enhance sensitivity, selectivity, and robustness. Interrogation techniques, such as wavelength-shift detection, phase modulation, polarization analysis, and distributed sensing, are crucial for converting optical signals into measurable data. The collection will explore developments in interrogation technologies, signal processing algorithms, and real-time monitoring systems to improve performance and reliability. Contributions showcasing applications of optical fiber sensors in emerging fields like industrial automation, aerospace, smart cities, IoT, autonomous systems, green energy solutions, and materials science are particularly encouraged.
This Special Issue seeks to provide a platform for researchers and engineers to present their cutting-edge work, foster collaboration, and drive innovation in the evolving field of optical fiber sensing.
This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality papers which study important emerging technologies in fiber sensing. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:
- Optical fiber sensors;
- Optical signal processing technology;
- Optical micro-cavity sensing technology;
- Optical fiber processing technology;
- Optical fiber gyro;
- Optical fiber gratings;
- Optical fiber 3D printing;
- Microstructure fiber sensors;
- New concepts for fiber optic sensors.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yiwei Ma
Dr. Zicheng Wang
Prof. Dr. Jing Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optical fiber sensors
- optical fiber sensing
- optical fiber gyro
- optical fiber gratings
- optical data processing
- photonic material
- structure-modulated fiber sensor
- signal processing
- microstructure fiber sensors
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