Fiber-optics enable direct optical spectroscopy (from the infared to the ultraviolet; in
absorption, emission and plasmonic resonance) to be performed at inaccessible sites, over …

Corrosion has been a great concern in the oil and natural gas industry costing billions of
dollars annually in the US The ability to monitor corrosion online before structural integrity is …

This review summarizes principles and current stage of development of fiber-optic chemical
sensors (FOCS) and biosensors (FOBS). Fiber optic sensor (FOS) systems use the ability of …

This work explores the development of highly sensitive salinity sensors. The demonstrated
sensors are based on optical fibres and consist on Fabry-Pérot optical cavities formed by …

In the last years, optical fiber sensors have proven to be a reliable and versatile biosensing
tool. Optical fiber biosensors (OFBs) are analytical devices that use optical fibers as …

The paper presents the development and implementation of a low-cost salinity sensing
system. Commercial polymer films were laser ablated at specific conditions to form …

The simple and highly sensitive measurement of the refractive index (RI) of liquids is critical
for designing the optical instruments and important in biochemical sensing applications …

Long‐term monitoring with optical fibers has moved into the focus of attention due to the
applicability for medical measurements. Within this Review, setups of flexible, unobtrusive …

As one of the most important physical parameters of seawater, salinity is essential to study
climatological change, to trace seawater masses and to model ocean dynamics. The …

This paper demonstrates the operation of a smartphone based platform salinity sensor for
accurate and reliable monitoring of salinity level in oceanic water environment. To measure …