Silica glass doped with rare-earth ions remains one of the most frequently used materials for
fiber lasers and amplifiers, owing to various advantages such as high thermal resistance …

In this article, we thoroughly discuss many aspects of diaphragm-embedded optical fiber
sensors covering industrial, robotics and medical applications: from the modeling to field …

This article presents the development and implementation of an-optical fiber integrated
smart environment with heterogeneous opto-electronic approaches. In this case, the so …

Since its first creation, glass has always fascinated with its optical properties, its ability to let
light through without being invisible. One of the most spectacular achievements of optical …

Engineering silica optical fibers by nanoparticle do** is a promising technology that
allows the introduction of new functionalities and extends their applicable fields. However …

Abstract Transmission–Reflection Analysis (TRA) is an inexpensive technique used in
distributed monitoring systems for single perturbation tracking. However, TRA is limited to …

Gold nanoparticles precipitated in transparent glass-ceramics could pave the way for the
development of multifunctional materials that are in demand in modern photonics and optics …

Glass optical fibers have reached a scale and commercial maturity that few, if any, other
material and form can claim. Furthermore, optical fibers not only enable a remarkably broad …

Er/Yb-doped glass-ceramics from the A 2 O-ZnO-SiO 2 system (A= Li, Na, K, Cs) were
prepared. The glass-ceramics contained different crystalline phases, including zinc oxide …

Rayleigh scattering enhanced nanoparticle-doped optical fibers is a technology very
promising for distributed sensing applications, however, it remains largely unexplored. This …