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Optical Fiber Sensors for loT and Smart Devices

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In previous chapters, different optical sensing mechanisms have been discussed. The characteristics of the different types of OFSs have been presented and compared. Although different types and characteristics have been shown, all those sensing techniques were fabricated using silica optical fibers. In this chapter, an alternative line of optical fiber sensors is introduced. Those sensors are fabricated using polymer (in other words plastic). The chapter discusses this type of polymer-based OFSs, elaborating on the different sensing techniques and wide range of applications. More importantly, this type of OFSs is compared to the more commonly used Silica based OFSs. The chapter provides an introduction to polymer optical fibers and their use in sensing. The characteristics of POFs are then discussed, highlighting their advantages and limitations. The different techniques used for sensing in POFs are then presented, with demonstration of their most potential applications and the motivation behind using this alternative type of OFSs.

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  1. Instituto de Telecomunicações - Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Maria de Fátima F. Domingues & Ayman Radwan

  2. I3N & Physics Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Maria de Fátima F. Domingues

  3. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas -CSIC, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain

    Maria de Fátima F. Domingues

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Domingues, M.d.F.F., Radwan, A. (2017). Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors. In: Optical Fiber Sensors for loT and Smart Devices. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47349-9_4

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