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 …

Optical fiber gratings (OFGs), especially long-period gratings (LPGs) and etched or tilted
fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs), are playing an increasing role in the chemical and biochemical …

Optical fibre sensors (OFS), as a result of their unique properties such as small size, no
interference with electromagnetic radiation, high sensitivity and the ability to design …

Intense ultrashort light pulses comprising merely a few wave cycles became routinely
available by the turn of the millennium. The technologies underlying their production and …

Optical Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors represent the most advanced and
developed optical label‐free biosensor technology. Optical SPR biosensors are a powerful …

This biannual review covers the time period from January 2004 to December 2005 and is
written in continuation of previous reviews (A1-A3). An electronic search in SciFinder and …

Nowadays, the usage of photonic crystal fibers (PCF) has become a very quick and
prevalent innovation in sensor implementation. PCFs have unique features and capabilities …

This study describes the basic principles of optical waveguide refractive index sensing and
the various design structures of refractive index sensors. These waveguides generate …

Fiber grating sensors hold immense potential for biomedical applications due to their
inherent properties like small size, biocompatibility, non-toxicity, chemical inertness and …

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 …