Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology has effectively bolstered optic fiber sensing
in fields of life science, clinical diagnosis, medicine, food safety and so on. The current …

Optical sensors are widely used for refractive index measurement in chemical, biomedical,
and food processing industries. Due to specific field distribution of the resonances, optical …

Environmental monitoring has become essential in order to deal with environmental
resources efficiently and safely in the realm of green technology. Environmental monitoring …

Optical fiber sensor (OFS) is a commonly used tool to monitor the serviceability and integrity
of pavements. The earliest application of optical fiber sensors in the road can be traced back …

A metrological assessment of grating-based optical fiber sensors is proposed with the aim of
providing an objective evaluation of the performance of this sensor category. Attention was …

Optical fiber gratings (OFGs), especially long-period gratings (LPGs) and etched or tilted
fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs), are playing an increasing role in the chemical and biochemical …

Optical fiber gratings have developed into a mature technology with a wide range of
applications in various areas, including physical sensing for temperature, strain, acoustic …

The historical beginnings of photosensitivity and fiber Bragg grating (FBG) technology are
recounted. The basic techniques for fiber grating fabrication, their characteristics, and the …

Optical vortex beams, possessing spatial polarization or phase singularities, have intriguing
properties such as the ability to yield super-resolved spots under focussing, and the ability to …

In this paper, we describe the spectral characteristics that can be achieved in fiber reflection
(Bragg) and transmission gratings. Both principles for understanding and tools for designing …