Silica-based optical fibers, fiber-based devices and optical fiber sensors are today
integrated in a variety of harsh environments associated with radiation constraints. Under …

In this topical review, the recent progress on radiation-hardened fiber-based technologies is
detailed, focusing on examples for space applications. In the first part of the review, we …

In the upcoming space revolutions aiming at the implementation of automated, smart, and
self-aware crewless vehicles and reusable spacecraft, sensors play a significant role in the …

The femtosecond laser-induced fiber Bragg grating is an effective sensor technology that
can be deployed in harsh environments. Depending on the optical fiber chosen and the …

Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are point optical fiber sensors that allow the monitoring of a
diversity of environmental parameters, eg, temperature or strain. Several research groups …

Optical fibers are being widely utilized as radiation sensors and dosimeters. Benefiting from
the rapidly growing optical fiber manufacturing and material engineering, advanced optical …

The state of the art of single crystal fiber (SCF) fabrication has evolved and improved over
the last five decades. Nowadays, edge‐defined film‐feed growth, micro‐pulling down, and …

The primary concern for implementing amorphous fused silica (a-SiO 2) fiber optic sensors
in a nuclear environment is the radiation-induced attenuation (RIA) of the light signal due to …

Single-mode optical fibres (SMFs) are required for ITER in-vessel applications as transport
fibres to deliver the signal at wavelength λ= 1.55 µm from/to optical fibre sensors. The paper …

This paper reports the testing results of radiation resistant fiber Bragg grating (FBG) in
random air-line (RAL) fibers in comparison with FBGs in other radiation-hardened fibers …