Recent Advances in Optical Sensor Design and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Measurement systems are quite important as they are used in a wide range of applications. For example, they are essential elements in production, automation, and control systems in any industry. With respect to optical systems, these are also widely used in research and development. Optical sensors provide broad advantages, such as immunity to electromagnetic interference, some with low production costs, simple manufacturing process, high performance, and high sensitivities. These are some of the characteristics that motivate researchers to continue working on this type of optical system.

Different aspects are involved in the design of optical sensors; some of these are measurement configurations, signal processing methodologies for parameter detection, and their applications. Additionally, due to emerging production trends in manufacturing environments (industry 4.0), it is important to explore the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve the capabilities of optical measurement systems. Therefore, this Special Issue is intended for the presentation of new ideas and experimental results in the field of design, measurement techniques, and applications of optical sensors. Additionally, it is intended to provide a multidisciplinary forum where researchers can present their recent advances in the aforementioned fields.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following domains:

• All-fiber sensors.
• Laser-based sensors.
• Sensors based on interferometric systems.
• Optical biological sensors.
• Optical chemical sensors.
• Use of machine learning on sensor data.
• Use of artificial intelligence on sensor data.
• Multiparametric optical sensors.
• Special applications of optical sensors.

Prof. Dr. Ana Dinora Guzman-Chavez
Prof. Dr. Everardo Vargas-Rodriguez
Dr. Qun Han
Guest Editors

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• optical sensors
• sensors’ design
• machine learning
• artificial intelligence