Abstract Fiber Optic Shape Sensing is an innovative Optical Fiber Sensing Technology that
uses a fiber optic cable to continuously track the 3D shape and position of a dynamic object …

Distributed optical fiber sensing is a unique technology that offers unprecedented
advantages and performance, especially in those experimental fields where requirements …

Distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS) offer unprecedented features, the most unique one
of which is the ability of monitoring variations of the physical and chemical parameters with …

Optical fiber technology has changed the world by enabling extraordinary growth in world-
wide communications and sensing. The rapid development and wide deployment of optical …

Optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) is a kind of distributed optical fiber sensors
(DOFS) which has attracted an increasing amount of research attention. The OFDR sensor …

One of the current frontier of optical fiber sensors, and a unique asset of this sensing
technology is the possibility to use a whole optical fiber, or optical fiber device, as a sensor …

Catheter tracking has become an integral part of interventional radiology. Over the last
decades, researchers have significantly contributed to theoretical and technical catheter …

Fiber optic shape sensing is gaining popularity within areas such as medical catheterization
where catheters and guidewires are used to navigate through tortuous vascular paths …

A novel approach for fiber optics 3D shape sensing, applicable to mini-invasive bio-medical
devices, is presented. The approach exploits the optical backscatter reflectometry (OBR) and …

We demonstrated a two-dimensional vector-bending sensor by use of fiber Bragg gratings
(FBGs) inscribed in a homogeneous seven-core fiber. Seven FBGs were simultaneously …