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 …

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 …

This review presents an overview of “Lab on Fiber” technologies and devices with special
focus on the design and development of advanced fiber optic nanoprobes for biological …

Thanks to the peculiarities of optical fiber and its ability to be combined with
nanotechnology, precise and accurate measurements of the changes in optical properties …

Fiber optic label-free biosensors are currently experiencing wide diffusion, as they combine
the performance of optical measurements with the advantages of optical fiber. This paper …

Optical fiber biosensors (OFBS) are being increasingly proposed due to their intrinsic
advantages over conventional sensors, including their compactness, potential remote …

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a thin film deposition technique currently used in various
nanofabrication processes for microelectronic applications. The ability to coat high aspect …

In recent years, optical fiber sensors have become most popular due to their unique
advantages. A review of optical fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) with micro-cavity …

An evanescent wave optical fiber biosensor based on titania–silica-coated long period
grating (LPG) is presented. The chemical overlay, which increases the refractive index (RI) …

In this work we report experimental results on optimizing the refractive index (RI) sensitivity
of long-period gratings (LPGs) by fiber cladding etching and thin aluminum oxide (Al_2O_3) …