Polymer optical fiber sensors in human life safety

Abstract

The current state of research into polymer optical fiber (POF) sensors linked to safety in human life is summarized in this paper. This topic is directly related with new solutions for civil aircraft, structural health monitoring, healthcare and biomedicine fields. In the last years, the properties of polymers have been explored to identify situations offering potential advantages over conventional silica fiber sensing technology, replacing, in some cases, problematic electronic technology used in these mentioned fields, where there are some issues to overcome. POFs could preferably replace their silica counterparts, with improved performance and biocompatibility. Finally, new developments are reported which use the unique properties of POF.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yofte.2017.03.010
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
Aston University (General)
Additional Information: © 2017, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Publication ISSN: 1095-9912
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2024 08:18
Date Deposited: 13 Apr 2017 13:40
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2017-07
Published Online Date: 2017-03-28
Accepted Date: 2017-03-20
Submitted Date: 2016-12-05
Authors: Marques, C.A.F.
Webb, D.J. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-5495-1296)
Andre, P.

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