Novel Advances in Special Structured Optical Fibers and Sensors

Dear Colleagues,

With the development of advanced fabrication methods, special structured optical fibers and sensors are proposed for various applications, rapidly changing the way engineered fiber-optic systems are developed with functional performances. The optical properties in special structured optical fibers and sensors can be improved to achieve interesting interactions between the optical field, mechanical field, etc. This is vitally important in fields such as biomedical imaging, mechanical structural health monitoring, underwater detection and communications, etc. However, some optical and mechanical performances of fabricated special structured fibers and sensors cannot meet the requirements in some extreme environments. Therefore, it is necessary to explore novel special structured fibers and sensors combined with new mechanisms, new fabrication strategies, and new materials for specified applications in optical fiber communications and sensors.

This Special Issue will cover all contributions of original research and review articles related to the design, fabrication, and applications of novel special structured optical fibers and sensors.

Dr. Heming Wei
Dr. Mengshi Zhu
Prof. Dr. Fufei Pang
Guest Editors

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• special structured optical fibers
• novel structured optical fiber devices
• sensors and actuators
• functionalized fibers