In this topical review, the recent progress on radiation-hardened fiber-based technologies is
detailed, focusing on examples for space applications. In the first part of the review, we …

The monitoring of ionizing radiation is critical for the safe operation of nuclear and other high-
power plants. Fiber-optic sensing of radiation has been pursued for over 45 years. Most …

We report here the response of a commercial ultra-low loss (ULL) single-mode (SM) pure
silica core (PSC) fiber, the Vascade EX1000 fiber from Corning, associated with 0.16 dB/km …

Roads are one of the most important components of modern transportation infrastructure.
The conditions of the pavement and traffic are crucial for road public transport safety. Good …

Scattering is among the most common and widely employed optical phenomena. The
spatially resolved analysis of scattering contributions supports distributed sensing of …

The polyaniline-silver (PANI-Ag) nanocomposite films doped with HCl were prepared on
surface modified bi-axially oriented polyethylene teraphthalate (BOPET) by in-situ photo …

Among all the distributed optical fiber temperature sensors, the Raman-based one that is
intrinsically unaffected by the evolution of applied strain on the sensitive fiber. The radiation …

Self-injection locking to an external fiber cavity is an efficient technique enabling drastic
linewidth narrowing and selfstabilization of semiconductor lasers. We introduce a simple …

This paper presents the measurement methodology of diameter reduction monitoring of
micro-tunnel structures used for radioactive waste storage based on distributed strain …

The macroscopic properties of silica can be modified by the presence of local microscopic
modifications at the scale of the basic molecular units (point defects). Such defects can be …