Optical Sensors and Devices
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 893
Special Issue Editor
Interests: distributed fiber sensing; fiber laser; fiber Bragg grating; optical sensing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sensors are vital tools for humans to perceive, understand, and change the world. Sensors can not only enhance human perception capabilities but also broaden our perception scope, even granting non-living entities the ability to perceive. As a major category of sensing technology, optical sensors and devices play an indispensable role in today's society with their diverse and unique advantages. Firstly, optical sensors harness multiple optical properties (e.g., spectrum, intensity, linewidth, phase, frequency, polarization state, spatial mode pattern, etc.) to acquire information from various physical, chemical, and biological fields, which brings diverse sensing technique types and comprehensive perception information. Secondly, the carrier frequency exceeds 100 terahertz (THz) in optical sensors, enabling wideband and high-fidelity acquisition of measured information with exceptional sensitivity. Thirdly, the sensing units are often composed of vacuum or optical fibers, and thus optical sensors exhibit robust environmental adaptability, including strong resistance to electromagnetic interference, compact structures, etc., whose features make optical sensors well-suited for severe environments like oceans, aerospace, nuclear reactors, and more. With continuous advancements in optoelectronic device technology, various optical sensing technologies have undergone iterative upgrades, such as laser remote sensing, fiber-optic sensing, and distributed fiber sensing. Furthermore, aided by micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMSs) and photonic integration circuit (PIC) technologies, optical sensing systems have become more compact, and their application scenarios have continued to expand, permeating every aspect of human life, including intelligent driving, wearable medical devices, and beyond.
This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality papers that study the emerging important technologies in optical sensors and devices. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:
- Fiber laser technology;
- Gas remote sensing;
- Lidar (light detection and ranging);
- Fiber optic sensing;
- Fiber optic gyroscope;
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT);
- Fiber Bragg grating (FBG);
- Distributed fiber optic sensing (DAS, DVS, DTS, BOTDR, BOTDA, BOCDA, etc.);
- Visible light sensor;
- Intensity correlated quantum imaging;
- Biosensor;
- Chemical sensor;
- Wearable sensor;
- Photonic integration technology;
- Photoelectric detection and signal processing;
- Optical sensing devices;
- Cutting-edge optical sensing technology.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zhaoyong Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- optical fiber sensor
- optical spectrum
- distributed fiber sensing
- optical remote sensing
- optical scattering
- photoelectric detection
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