Sensing via fiber optics has occupied R&D groups for over 40 years, and some important
transitions into the commercial sector have been achieved. We look at the fundamental …

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the field of modern fiber optics, beginning
with the basics of the field summarized in an introductory chapter. Expert contributors then …

Nowadays robots are being created that interact with human beings in order to satisfy
certain social needs. Following this trend, the development of the social robot Probo has …

We present fiber Bragg grating based transversal load sensing with a highly birefringent
microstructured optical fiber. For the bare fiber, the change of the Bragg peak separation …

The detection of quantum-dot labeled proteins is demonstrated within lead silicate soft glass
microstructured optical fibers using near infrared light. The protein concentration is …

We present dedicated shear stress optical fiber sensors for in situ disbond monitoring of
adhesive bonds. The shear stress sensitivity of these sensors is about 60 pm MPa− 1, which …

We present KrF excimer laser-induced dynamics of Bragg grating growths in GeO _2 doped
microstructured optical fibers. The studied fibers all have 6 rings of airholes in a hexagonal …

The concept of the huggable robot Probo is a result of the desire to improve the living
conditions of children in hospital environment. These children need distraction and lots of …

We studied the influence of the fiber orientation on the growth of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs)
in pure silica microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) during femtosecond UV laser inscription …

We review the state-of-the-art in photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and microstructured polymer
optical fiber (mPOF) based mechanical sensing. We first introduce how the unique …