Advances in Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor Structures: From Conventional to Novel and Emerging
Optical fiber sensors based on tapered optical fiber (TOF) structure have attracted a considerable amount of attention from researchers due to the advantages of simple fabrication, high stability, and diverse structures, and have great potential for applications in many fields such as physics, chemi...
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| author | Wen Zhang Xianzheng Lang Xuecheng Liu Guoru Li Ragini Singh Bingyuan Zhang Santosh Kumar |
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| description | Optical fiber sensors based on tapered optical fiber (TOF) structure have attracted a considerable amount of attention from researchers due to the advantages of simple fabrication, high stability, and diverse structures, and have great potential for applications in many fields such as physics, chemistry, and biology. Compared with conventional optical fibers, TOF with their unique structural characteristics significantly improves the sensitivity and response speed of fiber-optic sensors and broadens the application range. This review presents an overview of the latest research status and characteristics of fiber-optic sensors and TOF sensors. Then, the working principle of TOF sensors, fabrication schemes of TOF structures, novel TOF structures in recent years, and the growing emerging application areas are described. Finally, the development trends and challenges of TOF sensors are prospected. The objective of this review is to convey novel perspectives and strategies for the performance optimization and design of TOF sensors based on fiber-optic sensing technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbad13652b2442d094409760263400ab2023-11-18T09:33:07ZengMDPI AGBiosensors2079-63742023-06-0113664410.3390/bios13060644Advances in Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor Structures: From Conventional to Novel and EmergingWen Zhang0Xianzheng Lang1Xuecheng Liu2Guoru Li3Ragini Singh4Bingyuan Zhang5Santosh Kumar6Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaCollege of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, ChinaOptical fiber sensors based on tapered optical fiber (TOF) structure have attracted a considerable amount of attention from researchers due to the advantages of simple fabrication, high stability, and diverse structures, and have great potential for applications in many fields such as physics, chemistry, and biology. Compared with conventional optical fibers, TOF with their unique structural characteristics significantly improves the sensitivity and response speed of fiber-optic sensors and broadens the application range. This review presents an overview of the latest research status and characteristics of fiber-optic sensors and TOF sensors. Then, the working principle of TOF sensors, fabrication schemes of TOF structures, novel TOF structures in recent years, and the growing emerging application areas are described. Finally, the development trends and challenges of TOF sensors are prospected. The objective of this review is to convey novel perspectives and strategies for the performance optimization and design of TOF sensors based on fiber-optic sensing technologies.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/13/6/644fiber-optic sensortapered optical fiber structurephysical sensorschemical sensorsgas sensorsnovel tapered optical fiber |
| spellingShingle | Wen Zhang Xianzheng Lang Xuecheng Liu Guoru Li Ragini Singh Bingyuan Zhang Santosh Kumar Advances in Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor Structures: From Conventional to Novel and Emerging Biosensors fiber-optic sensor tapered optical fiber structure physical sensors chemical sensors gas sensors novel tapered optical fiber |
| title | Advances in Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor Structures: From Conventional to Novel and Emerging |
| title_full | Advances in Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor Structures: From Conventional to Novel and Emerging |
| title_fullStr | Advances in Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor Structures: From Conventional to Novel and Emerging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor Structures: From Conventional to Novel and Emerging |
| title_short | Advances in Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor Structures: From Conventional to Novel and Emerging |
| title_sort | advances in tapered optical fiber sensor structures from conventional to novel and emerging |
| topic | fiber-optic sensor tapered optical fiber structure physical sensors chemical sensors gas sensors novel tapered optical fiber |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/13/6/644 |
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