Optical Fiber Sensors: Working Principle, Applications, and Limitations
Fiber‐optic technology emerged originally for applications in data transmission and telecommunications. However, sensors based on fiber‐optics have been developed rapidly because of their excellent sensing performances and capability to function in remote and harsh environments. The usage of fiber‐o...
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| author | Mohamed Elsherif Ahmed E. Salih Monserrat Gutiérrez Muñoz Fahad Alam Bader AlQattan Dennyson Savariraj Antonysamy Mohamed Fawzi Zaki Ali K. Yetisen Seongjun Park Timothy D. Wilkinson Haider Butt |
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| description | Fiber‐optic technology emerged originally for applications in data transmission and telecommunications. However, sensors based on fiber‐optics have been developed rapidly because of their excellent sensing performances and capability to function in remote and harsh environments. The usage of fiber‐optic sensors has flourished in many fields over the past 30 years due to the fiber‐optic's inherent advantages: cost‐effectiveness, miniaturized size, light weight, and immunity to electromagnetic interference. This work reviews the fiber‐optic sensors based on Bragg gratings, long period gratings, interferometers, surface plasmon resonance, fluorescence, and light diffusion. Brief theory of sensing principle, fabrication method, applications, advantages and disadvantages of the different fiber‐optic sensors, are addressed. Recent progress in numerous sensing fields, including environmental, industrial, and biomedical are discussed for each class of fiber‐optic sensors. The review highlights the methods and techniques used to overcome the sensing challenges. Finally, prospect of future developments of fiber‐optic sensors is summarized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57f5c9490c324151a6b9f3434fc6d9222022-12-22T03:55:53ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Photonics Research2699-92932022-11-01311n/an/a10.1002/adpr.202100371Optical Fiber Sensors: Working Principle, Applications, and LimitationsMohamed Elsherif0Ahmed E. Salih1Monserrat Gutiérrez Muñoz2Fahad Alam3Bader AlQattan4Dennyson Savariraj Antonysamy5Mohamed Fawzi Zaki6Ali K. Yetisen7Seongjun Park8Timothy D. Wilkinson9Haider Butt10Department of Experimental Nuclear Physics Nuclear Research Center Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority Cairo 13759 EgyptDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Khalifa University of Science and Engineering Abu Dhabi 127788 UAEAdvanced Materials Research Center Technology Innovation Institute Abu Dhabi 9639 UAEDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Khalifa University of Science and Engineering Abu Dhabi 127788 UAEDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Khalifa University of Science and Engineering Abu Dhabi 127788 UAEDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Khalifa University of Science and Engineering Abu Dhabi 127788 UAEDepartment of Experimental Nuclear Physics Nuclear Research Center Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority Cairo 13759 EgyptDepartment of Chemical Engineering Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ UKDepartment of Bio and Brain Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon 34141 Republic of KoreaDepartment of Engineering University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1TN UKDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Khalifa University of Science and Engineering Abu Dhabi 127788 UAEFiber‐optic technology emerged originally for applications in data transmission and telecommunications. However, sensors based on fiber‐optics have been developed rapidly because of their excellent sensing performances and capability to function in remote and harsh environments. The usage of fiber‐optic sensors has flourished in many fields over the past 30 years due to the fiber‐optic's inherent advantages: cost‐effectiveness, miniaturized size, light weight, and immunity to electromagnetic interference. This work reviews the fiber‐optic sensors based on Bragg gratings, long period gratings, interferometers, surface plasmon resonance, fluorescence, and light diffusion. Brief theory of sensing principle, fabrication method, applications, advantages and disadvantages of the different fiber‐optic sensors, are addressed. Recent progress in numerous sensing fields, including environmental, industrial, and biomedical are discussed for each class of fiber‐optic sensors. The review highlights the methods and techniques used to overcome the sensing challenges. Finally, prospect of future developments of fiber‐optic sensors is summarized.https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202100371diffractionfiber-optic sensorsfluorescenceinterferometrylight diffusionsurface plasmon resonance |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Elsherif Ahmed E. Salih Monserrat Gutiérrez Muñoz Fahad Alam Bader AlQattan Dennyson Savariraj Antonysamy Mohamed Fawzi Zaki Ali K. Yetisen Seongjun Park Timothy D. Wilkinson Haider Butt Optical Fiber Sensors: Working Principle, Applications, and Limitations Advanced Photonics Research diffraction fiber-optic sensors fluorescence interferometry light diffusion surface plasmon resonance |
| title | Optical Fiber Sensors: Working Principle, Applications, and Limitations |
| title_full | Optical Fiber Sensors: Working Principle, Applications, and Limitations |
| title_fullStr | Optical Fiber Sensors: Working Principle, Applications, and Limitations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optical Fiber Sensors: Working Principle, Applications, and Limitations |
| title_short | Optical Fiber Sensors: Working Principle, Applications, and Limitations |
| title_sort | optical fiber sensors working principle applications and limitations |
| topic | diffraction fiber-optic sensors fluorescence interferometry light diffusion surface plasmon resonance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202100371 |
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