The current generation is witnessing a huge interest in optical waveguides due to their
salient features: they are of low cost, immune to electromagnetic interference, easy to …

This is the second set of Handbook of Porphyrin Science. Porphyrins, phthalocyanines and
their numerous analogues and derivatives are materials of tremendous importance in …

Oxygen and carbon dioxide sensors are involved in many chemical and biochemical
reactions. Consequently, considerable efforts over years have been devoted to discover and …

The design and development of a plastic optical fiber (POF) macrobend temperature sensor
is presented. The sensor has a linear response versus temperature at a fixed bend radius …

We report a family of Pt and Pd benzoporphyrin dyes with versatile photophysical properties
and easy access from cheap and abundant chemicals. Attaching 4 or 8 alkylsulfone groups …

This paper presents a highly sensitive dissolved oxygen sensor comprising an optical fiber
coated at one end with core-shell silica nanoparticles and platinum (II) meso-tetrakis …

A simple, low cost technique to fabricate a plastic optical fiber sensor for dual sensing of
temperature and oxygen has been described. The optical fiber dual sensor consists of …

We experimentally demonstrate a compact temperature sensor using a microfiber-based
Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a knot micro-ring resonator. The arm with a knot micro …

Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (FCNPs) are promising fluorescence probes with potential
applications in sensors, bio-imaging, photo-catalysis, ion detection, fluorescent inks and …

A simple signal processing, low-cost technique for the fabrication of an optical oxygen
sensor based on phase shift detection is described. The sensing film is based on the oxygen …