In this study, a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor based on a phenanthroline self-assembled layer–modified silver-coated D -shaped plastic optical fiber (POF) was developed for the
Polymer engineering allows an enormous flexibility for the design of innovative sensitive coatings and sensors, which are able to measure a wide variety of analytes of importance in the
Flexible optical fiber sensors benefit from both technology-merits of optical fiber sensing and flexible materials. They utilize specially designed polymer materials
Many materials with a large thermal optical coefficient and thermal expansion coefficients are applied to optical fibers, and the temperature
Fiber-optic sensors are considered the most promising type of sensor due to their high sensitivity, strong anti-interference ability, small size,
To address this deficiency, this work pioneers the use of a broadband fiber-optic sensor coated with thin-film MoS 2 where selectivity is achieved
These results establish Co 3 O 4 @Ag Nano-heterostructures as multifunctional coatings that combine high-performance acetone sensing with intrinsic antibacterial protection, offering a
The researchers discuss several mechanisms underlying the selectivity of the MoS 2 -coated optical fiber sensor including enhanced
Abstract: Long optical fibers with specialty coatings enable truly distributed fiber optic sensing applications for measuring both physical and chemical parameters in inaccessible or harsh
This review examined nanostructure coating techniques that are compatible with optical fiber sensors and evaluated etching techniques for the improvement of optical fiber sensing technology.
Abstract A novel solid–liquid-core fiber-optic biosensor was fabricated for highly sensitive and selective detection of 4-chlorophenol in water. The sensor comprised horseradish peroxidase
This paper summarizes and compares the fiber sensors treated by different coating materials.
The paper reports on the results of the development of tilted fiber Bragg grating-assisted selective biosensors. The main sensing principle is based on the dependence of an optical
The principle of optical fiber sensors and the application of coating technology for detecting varying targets are scrutinized in detail, with particular
The fiber optic sensor detects targets in the low nM range and exhibits specific and selective recognition over structural analogs and non-related carboxyl-containing molecules. This
As a result of these unique characteristics, fiber optic sensors are critical components in industries requiring precision, reliability, and high performance. The integration of MOFs into this
The combination of the intrinsic properties related to optical fibers with polymeric sensitive coatings makes possible the fabrication of optical fiber
This manuscript introduces a novel fiber optic gas sensor, constructed utilizing a newly developed microporous MOF film-coated MZI structure, which can achieve highly selective NH 3
We present a highly sensitive photocatalytic plastic optic-fiber (POF) sensor for the selective detection of phenol in aqueous solutions. To obtain hi
To address these limitations and enable in-vivo biosensing, we report here, for the first time, silk fibroin coating of optical fibers for encapsulating fluorescent sensor molecules. Silica
Silica-based optical fibers are primarily used for fabricating fused tapering fiber couplers, while novel materials like polymer optical fibers are increasingly integrated into fused tapering
Optical multistability comprising three optical states is shown in a compact photonic crystal cavity, enabled by the near-exceptional coupling of high-quality-factor modes.
Optical fiber sensors have been developed from the late 1960s, when optical fiber was proposed as a practical medium for communication [1, 2]. Since then, a great effort has been
In another study based on same technique, absorptive silica (SiO2)-supported PANI molybdenum trioxide (MoO 3) semiconductor hybrid was coated onto the chemically etched cladding
Future efforts will concentrate on co-designing highly selective sensing materials and mechanically robust fiber structures, improving the interference rejection in complex samples, and
This work explores the recent advances in the integration of functional nanomaterial coatings with optical fibers to enhance the biosensing performance applied to various domains, including medical
Selective coating was performed on a 5-fold symmetric microstructured fiber design with relatively large holes. Figure 3 shows the structure, indicating the coated holes (left) and an example of
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