Introduction

Jose Miguel López-Higuera, Julian Jones, Manuel López-Amo, and Jose Luis Santos

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2342-2343 (2015)  View: PDF

Optical Metasurfaces and Prospect of Their Applications Including Fiber Optics

Nanfang Yu and Federico Capasso

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2344-2358 (2015)  View: PDF

Quantum Optical Technologies for Metrology, Sensing, and Imaging

Jonathan P. Dowling and Kaushik P. Seshadreesan

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2359-2370 (2015)  View: PDF

Fiber-Based Optical Nanoantennas for Single-Molecule Imaging and Sensing

Anshuman Singh, James T. Hugall, Gaëtan Calbris, and Niek F. van Hulst

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2371-2377 (2015)  View: PDF

Signal-to-Noise Ratio Evaluation of Fibre Bragg Gratings for Dynamic Strain Sensing at Elevated Temperatures in a Liquid Metal Environment

Ben De Pauw, Alfredo Lamberti, Ali Rezayat, Julien Ertveldt, Steve Vanlanduit, Katrien Van Tichelen, Thomas Geernaert, and Francis Berghmans

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2378-2385 (2015)  View: PDF

Highly Sensitive Current Sensor Based on an Optical Microfiber Loop Resonator Incorporating Low Index Polymer Overlay

Min-Seok Yoon, Soo Kyung Kim, and Young-Geun Han

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2386-2391 (2015)  View: PDF

Interrogation of Extrinsic Fabry–Perot Sensors Using Path-Matched Differential Interferometry and Phase Generated Carrier Technique

Fuyin Wang, Jiehui Xie, Zhengliang Hu, Shuidong Xiong, Hong Luo, and Yongming Hu

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2392-2397 (2015)  View: PDF

Polymer Microtips at Different Types of Optical Fibers as Functional Elements for Sensing Applications

Paulina Pura, Michał Szymański, Michal Dudek, Leszek R. Jaroszewicz, Paweł Marć, and Malgorzata Kujawińska

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2398-2404 (2015)  View: PDF

Electric Field Sensing With Photonic Liquid Crystal Fibers Based on Micro-Electrodes Systems

Marzena M. Tefelska, Tomasz R. Woliński, Slawomir Ertman, Karolina Mileńko, R. Łączkowski, Agata Siarkowska, and Andrzej W. Domański

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2405-2411 (2015)  View: PDF

Experimental Study and Sensing Applications of Polarization-Dependent Lossy Mode Resonances Generated by D-Shape Coated Optical Fibers

Pablo Zubiate, Carlos R. Zamarreño, Ignacio Del Villar, Ignacio R. Matias, and Francisco J. Arregui

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2412-2418 (2015)  View: PDF

In-Fiber Fabry–Perot Cavity Sensor for High-Temperature Applications

Jinesh Mathew, Oliver Schneller, Dimitrios Polyzos, Dirk Havermann, Richard M. Carter, William N. MacPherson, Duncan P. Hand, and Robert R. J. Maier

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2419-2425 (2015)  View: PDF

Simultaneous Measurement of Strain and Temperature Using a Single Emission Line

Daniel Leandro, Martin Ams, Manuel López-Amo, Tong Sun, and Kenneth T. V. Grattan

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2426-2431 (2015)  View: PDF

Effects of Radiation and Hydrogen-Loading on the Performances of Raman-Distributed Temperature Fiber Sensors

Chiara Cangialosi, Sylvain Girard, Aziz Boukenter, Marco Cannas, Sylvie Delepine-Lesoille, Johan Bertrand, Philippe Paillet, Claude Marcandella, and Youcef Ouerdane

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2432-2438 (2015)  View: PDF

Stable Multiwavelength Erbium Fiber Ring Laser With Optical Feedback for Remote Sensing

S. Diaz, D. Leandro, and M. Lopez-Amo

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2439-2444 (2015)  View: PDF

Multipoint Two-Dimensional Curvature Optical Fiber Sensor Based on a Nontwisted Homogeneous Four-Core Fiber

David Barrera, Ivana Gasulla, and Salvador Sales

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2445-2450 (2015)  View: PDF

Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor Based on Amplitude Modulation of Metallic and Semiconductor Nanoparticles in a Liquid Crystal Mixture

José Francisco Algorri, Braulio García-Cámara, Amanda García-García, Virginia Urruchi, and José Manuel Sánchez-Pena

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2451-2455 (2015)  View: PDF

Experimental Study and Analysis of Hydrostatic Pressure Sensitivity of Polymer Fibre Bragg Gratings

Kishore Bhowmik, Gang-Ding Peng, Yanhua Luo, Eliathamby Ambikairajah, Vedran Lovric, William R. Walsh, and Ginu Rajan

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2456-2462 (2015)  View: PDF

Temperature-Insensitive Sagnac-Type Optical Current Transformer

Kin’ichi Sasaki, Masao Takahashi, and Yukihisa Hirata

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2463-2467 (2015)  View: PDF

Multimodal Interferometer Based on a Suspended Core Fiber for Simultaneous Measurement of Physical Parameters

Sergio Rota-Rodrigo, Manuel López-Amo, Jens Kobelke, Kay Schuster, José Luis Santos, and Orlando Frazão

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2468-2473 (2015)  View: PDF

Temperature and Strain Measurements With Fiber Bragg Gratings Embedded in Stainless Steel 316

Dirk Havermann, Jinesh Mathew, William N. MacPherson, Robert R. J. Maier, and Duncan P. Hand

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2474-2479 (2015)  View: PDF

Electrolytic Joints Between Metal Surfaces and Metal-Coated Fibers for Application in High Temperature Optical Fiber Sensors

T. Stańczyk, K. Wysokiński, M. Filipowicz, T. Tenderenda, K. Gibała, H. Krisch, M. Słowikowski, A. Ziołowicz, M. Broczkowska, and T. Nasiłowski

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2480-2485 (2015)  View: PDF

Highly Focused Conical Optical Field for Pico-Newton Scale Force Sensing

Hongchang Deng, Chengcheng Qi, Xiaotong Zhang, and Libo Yuan

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2486-2491 (2015)  View: PDF

Optical Fibre Bending Sensor With Automatic Intensity Compensation

Mohd Anwar Zawawi, Sinead O’Keeffe, and Elfed Lewis

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2492-2498 (2015)  View: PDF

Fiber Fabry-Perot Interferometric Sensor Using Bragg Gratings in Polarization Maintaining Fiber

Ryotaro Uchimura, Atsushi Wada, Satoshi Tanaka, and Nobuaki Takahashi

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2499-2503 (2015)  View: PDF

Optical Fiber Current Transducer Using Lossy Mode Resonances for High Voltage Networks

Joaquin Ascorbe, Jesus M. Corres, Francisco J. Arregui, and Ignacio R. Matías

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2504-2510 (2015)  View: PDF

Cryogenic Temperature Response of Reflection-Based Phase-Shifted Long-Period Fiber Gratings

Raquel Martins, Paulo Caldas, Bruno Teixeira, João Azevedo, José Monteiro, João H. Belo, João P. Araújo, José L. Santos, and Gaspar Rego

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2511-2517 (2015)  View: PDF

Reusable Bacteriophage Adhesin-Coated Long-Period Grating Sensor for Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide Recognition

Marcin Koba, Mateusz Śmietana, Ewa Brzozowska, Sabina Górska, Predrag Mikulic, and Wojtek J. Bock

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2518-2523 (2015)  View: PDF

Gaseous Oxygen Detection Using Hollow-Core Fiber-Based Linear Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy

Dorit Munzke, Michael Böhm, and Oliver Reich

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2524-2529 (2015)  View: PDF

Fiber Optic Hydrogen Sensor Based on Fabry–Perot Interferometer Coated With Sol-Gel Pt/WO₃ Coating

Yao Wang, Minghong Yang, Guilin Zhang, Jixiang Dai, Yi Zhang, Zhi Zhuang, and Wenbin Hu

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2530-2534 (2015)  View: PDF

An Optical Fiber Hydrogen Sensor Using a Palladium-Coated Ball Lens

Sahar A. Chowdhury, Ricardo Correia, Daniel Francis, Simon J. Brooks, Benjamin J. S. Jones, Alexander W. J. Thompson, Jane Hodgkinson, and Ralph P. Tatam

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2535-2542 (2015)  View: PDF

In Vitro and In Situ Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Analysis of Two Dental Resin Cements

Leandro Zen Karam, Ana Paula G. de O. Franco, Camilo A. Pulido, Osnara Maria Mongruel Gomes, and Hypolito J. Kalinowski

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2543-2548 (2015)  View: PDF

Corrugated Fiber Grating for Detection of Lead Ions in Water

Yasser Chiniforooshan, Jianjun Ma, Wojtek J. Bock, Wenhui Hao, and Zhi Yuan Wang

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2549-2553 (2015)  View: PDF

Experimental Investigation of Long-Period Grating Transition Modes to Monitor CO₂ in High-Pressure Aqueous Solutions

Luis Melo, Geoff Burton, Stephen Warwick, and Peter M. Wild

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2554-2560 (2015)  View: PDF

Optimization and Characterization of Femtosecond Laser Inscribed In-Fiber Microchannels for Liquid Sensing

Graham C. B. Lee, Chengbo Mou, Kaiming Zhou, and Kate Sugden

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2561-2565 (2015)  View: PDF

Temperature-Insensitive Hydrogen Sensor With Polarization-Maintaining Photonic Crystal Fiber-Based Sagnac Interferometer

Yuanhong Yang, Fuling Yang, Huan Wang, Wei Yang, and Wei Jin

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2566-2571 (2015)  View: PDF

Computational Design and Fabrication of Optical Fibre Fluorescent Chemical Probes for the Detection of Cocaine

Stephen P. Wren, Sergey A. Piletsky, Kal Karim, Paul Gascoine, Richard Lacey, Tong Sun, and Kenneth T. V. Grattan

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2572-2579 (2015)  View: PDF

Fiber Loop Mirror Sensors Interrogated and Multiplexed by OTDR

Maria Thereza Miranda Rocco Giraldi, Cindy Stella Fernandes, Marta S. Ferreira, Marco José de Sousa, Pedro A. S. Jorge, João Crisóstomo Weyl Albuquerque Costa, José Luís Campos Oliveira Santos, and Orlando Frazão

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2580-2584 (2015)  View: PDF

Effect of a Waist Diameter of a Microtapered Polarization-Maintaining Fiber on Temperature and Ambient Index Sensitivities

Min-Seok Yoon, Ceol-Ju Kang, and Young-Geun Han

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2585-2590 (2015)  View: PDF

Fiber Specklegram-Multiplexed Sensor

Luis Rodriguez-Cobo, Mauro Lomer, and Jose-Miguel Lopez-Higuera

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2591-2597 (2015)  View: PDF

Fully Switchable Multi-Wavelength Fiber Lasers Based on Random Distributed Feedback for Sensors Interrogation

Mikel Bravo, Veronica de Miguel Soto, Amaia Ortigosa Cayetano, and Manuel Lopez-Amo Sainz

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2598-2604 (2015)  View: PDF

Simple Method for the Elimination of Polarization Noise in BOTDA Using Balanced Detection and Orthogonal Probe Sidebands

Alexia Lopez-Gil, Alejandro Dominguez-Lopez, Sonia Martin-Lopez, and Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2605-2610 (2015)  View: PDF

Dynamic and Distributed Slope-Assisted Fiber Strain Sensing Based on Optical Time-Domain Analysis of Brillouin Dynamic Gratings

Arik Bergman, Lior Yaron, Tomi Langer, and Moshe Tur

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2611-2616 (2015)  View: PDF

Linearized Wavelength Interrogation System of Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Sensor Based on Wavelength-Swept Active Mode Locking Fiber Laser

Hwi Don Lee, Gyeong Hun Kim, Tae Joong Eom, Myung Yung Jeong, and Chang-Seok Kim

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2617-2622 (2015)  View: PDF

Novel Brillouin Optical Time-Domain Analyzer for Extreme Sensing Range Using High-Power Flat Frequency-Coded Pump Pulses

Sébastien Le Floch, Florian Sauser, Miguel Llera, and Etienne Rochat

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2623-2627 (2015)  View: PDF

Distributed Vibration Sensing Over 125 km With Enhanced SNR Using Phi-OTDR Over a URFL Cavity

Hugo F. Martins, Sonia Martin-Lopez, Pedro Corredera, Juan Diego Ania-Castañon, Orlando Frazão, and Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2628-2632 (2015)  View: PDF

Polarization Diversity Scheme for BOTDA Sensors Based on a Double Orthogonal Pump Interaction

Javier Urricelqui, Felipe López-Fernandino, Mikel Sagues, and Alayn Loayssa

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2633-2638 (2015)  View: PDF

The Effect of Source Phase Noise on Stimulated Brillouin Amplification

Omer Shlomovits, Tomi Langer, and Moshe Tur

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2639-2645 (2015)  View: PDF

Radiation Vulnerability of Fiber Bragg Gratings in Harsh Environments

Adriana Morana, Sylvain Girard, Emmanuel Marin, Claude Marcandella, Serena Rizzolo, Jocelyn Périsse, Jean-Reynald Macé, Abdelillah Taouri, Aziz Boukenter, Marco Cannas, and Youcef Ouerdane

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2646-2651 (2015)  View: PDF

Design and Calibration of a Fiber-Optic Monitoring System for the Determination of Segment Joint Movements Inside a Hydro Power Dam

Helmut Woschitz, Ferdinand Klug, and Werner Lienhart

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2652-2657 (2015)  View: PDF

Thermal Strain in Lightweight Composite Fiber-Optic Gyroscope for Space Application

Shu Minakuchi, Teruhisa Sanada, Nobuo Takeda, Shinji Mitani, Tadahito Mizutani, Yoshinobu Sasaki, and Keisuke Shinozaki

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2658-2662 (2015)  View: PDF

Different Configurations of a Reflective Intensity-Modulated Optical Sensor to Avoid Modal Noise in Tip-Clearance Measurements

Iker García, Joseba Zubia, Amaia Berganza, Josu Beloki, Jon Arrue, María Asunción Illarramendi, Javier Mateo, and Carmen Vázquez

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2663-2669 (2015)  View: PDF

Analysis of the Spectrum Distortions of Weak Fiber Bragg Gratings Fabricated In-Line on a Draw Tower by the Phase Mask Technique

Yu Zheng, Haihu Yu, Huiyong Guo, Xiaofu Li, and Desheng Jiang

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2670-2673 (2015)  View: PDF

Spun-Related Effects on Optical Properties of Spun Silica Optical Fibers

Jianxiang Wen, Wenjun Liu, Yi Huang, Yuchen Liu, Yanhua Luo, Gang-Ding Peng, Fufei Pang, Zhenyi Chen, and Tingyun Wang

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2674-2678 (2015)  View: PDF

In-Line High-Speed All-Fiber Polarimeter With True Real-Time Acquisition for Sensor Systems Based on Fast Polarization Rotation

Vitaly Mikhailov, Bryan A. Rabin, and Paul S. Westbrook

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2679-2684 (2015)  View: PDF

1 × N Fiber Optic Coupler Based on a Polyhedral Gradient-Index Lens

Yuanhong Yang, Hongying Li, Kuiyan Song, and Wei Jin

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2685-2689 (2015)  View: PDF

Compound Lasing Fiber Optic Ring Resonators for Sensor Sensitivity Enhancement

Sergio Rota-Rodrigo, Miguel González-Herráez, and Manuel López-Amo

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2690-2696 (2015)  View: PDF

Low Birefringence Measurement and Temperature Dependence in Meter-Long Optical Fibers

Martha Segura, Natasha Vukovic, Nicholas White, Timothy C. May-Smith, Wei H. Loh, Francesco Poletti, and Michalis N. Zervas

J. Lightwave Technol. 33(12), 2697-2702 (2015)  View: PDF