Optical Fiber Sensors: New Trends and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Sensors based on optical fiber technology have been around for a long time but remain a constant object of dynamic and fruitful fundamental and applied research, with a variety of new applications and developments. We invite you to submit manuscripts for an upcoming Special Issue dedicated to all aspects relevant to optical fiber sensing. Full papers, communications, and reviews are welcome.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect advances in fundamental research, the development of technologies, and innovative applications of optical fiber sensors, including different sensor platforms and configurations, sensing mechanisms and applications. Reviews must offer a critical overview of the state of the art on the fundamentals, technologies, and applications pertinent to optical fiber sensors.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Physical, chemical and biological sensors;
• Sensors based on colorimetry, evanescent waves and infrared spectroscopies;
• Plasmonic-based sensors (SPR, LSPR, LRSPR, and SERS, among others);
• Interferometers and polarimetric configurations (such as FP cavities, MMI, Michelson, Mach-Zehnder, and Sagnac);
• Micro- and nanofabrication, including gratings (FBG and LPFG), tapers, and etched configurations;
• Functionalization methods and thin film coatings (including noble metals, oxides and graphene);
• Special fibers (photonic crystal fibers, D-type, etc.);
• Theoretical and simulation studies;
• Multiplexing of several parameters;
• Sensor networking and distributed sensing;
• Applications including, but not limited to, agri-food; aquaculture; the mechanical, civil, pharmaceutical, oil and gas industries; human and animal health monitoring; environmental monitoring; harsh environments; food processing and monitoring; and medical instrumentation.

Dr. José Manuel Almeida
Dr. Luís C. Coelho
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sensors is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.