Objective. Optical fiber devices constitute significant tools for the modulation and
interrogation of neuronal circuitry in the mid and deep brain regions. The illuminated brain …

Brain temperature is a vital physiological parameter that has a great effect on metabolic
processes, enzymatic activity, neurotransmitter function, blood flow regulation …

In this study, a novel rectangular polymer single-mode optical fiber for femtosecond (fs) laser-
inscribed fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) is proposed and demonstrated. The cylindrical …

Temperature monitoring inside tissue undergoing minimally invasive thermal ablation is a
primary goal to improve the clinical outcomes. Existing techniques for temperature …

Multifunctional optical fiber-based neural interfaces have attracted significant attention for
neural stimulation, recording, and photopharmacology towards understanding the central …

Variation of the brain temperature is strongly affected by blood flow, oxygen supply, and
neural cell metabolism. Localized monitoring of the brain temperature is one of the most …

This research demonstrates how low loss commercially available multi-mode (MM),
perfluorinated polymer optical fibers (POFs) can be used for robust and reliable fiber Bragg …

It is still a challenge to reduce the amount of plastic discarded in the environment. In this
scenario, a low-cost method of producing polymer optical fibers (POFs)(mainly compared to …

A hybrid optical fiber comprising metal electrodes, high performance polymers, and a highly
nonlinear glass core is presented in this work as a novel, to the best of our knowledge …

Controlling neuronal activity using implantable neural interfaces constitutes an important
tool to understand and develop novel strategies against brain diseases. Infrared …