Optical Fiber Sensors and Its Application in Structural Health Monitoring
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 227
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Sensors aims to focus on the emerging field of optical fiber sensors, particularly their applications in structural health monitoring (SHM) of critical infrastructures, large mechanical structures and composite materials. Examples of optical fiber sensors include fiber Bragg grating (FBG), weak fiber Bragg grating array, Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry (BOTDR), Brillouin optical time domain analyzer (BOTDA), optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR), etc. These sensors have emerged as a promising technology, offering unique advantages such as high sensitivity, immunity to electromagnetic interference, small size, as well as distributed and quasi-distributed sensing capabilities. In particular, fiber optic sensors can be embedded inside materials to achieve in situ online monitoring of structural deformations and damages.
This Special Issue aims to collate papers on cutting-edge research, advancements, and innovative applications of optical fiber sensors in SHM on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Novel optical fiber sensor designs, fabrication techniques, and materials for enhanced sensing performance;
- Forming process and sensing method of embedded fiber optic intelligent materials;
- Multiplexing and interrogation methods for large-scale sensor networks in SHM;
- Distributed fiber optic sensing technique and its application in material health monitoring;
- Integration of optical fiber sensors with other sensing technologies and IoT platforms for comprehensive SHM solutions;
- Case studies and practical applications of optical fiber sensors in various fields, such as civil engineering, aerospace, energy, and transportation.
Dr. Wenzhu Huang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- optical fiber sensor
- structural health monitoring
- FBG
- weak fiber Bragg grating array
- BOTDR/BOTDA
- OFDR
