Fiber Optic Sensors: Science and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, there has been a rapidly growing interest in fiber optic sensors due to their attractive features such as small size, light weight, immunity to electromagnetic interference, passive composition, high temperature performance, large bandwidth, high sensitivity, environmental ruggedness, and the ability of distributed sensing. At present, fiber optic sensors have progressed from the laboratory research and development stage to practical applications. With rapid advancements in optoelectronic and communication fields, the number of fiber optic sensors is expected to grow tremendously in the coming years.

This Special Issue of Photonics aims to collect original research and review articles on the latest principles, technological innovation, new applications, and new challenges in the field of fiber optic sensors.

Potential topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

• Novel concepts for fiber optic sensors;
• Optical and laser measurement;
• Fiber, grating and components for sensing;
• Physical sensors, chemical sensors, and biosensors;
• Micro and nano structured fiber optic sensors;
• Distributed fiber optic sensors;
• Sensor signal processing;
• New fiber sensing technologies and platforms;
• Fiber optic sensor applications.

Dr. Qinduan Zhang
Prof. Dr. Zongliang Wang
Guest Editors

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