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Plastic optical fiber sensors for mooring lines monitoring in floating wind turbines: A reliability study of OTDR measurement

Applied Ocean Research
This study investigates the use of POF (Plastic Optical Fibers) for mooring lines monitoring in floating wind turbines. Focusing on their mechanical adaptability and optical performance in marine environments. Optical attenuation measurement are employed
Romain Grangeat, Marion Girard, Cyril Lupi, Dominique Leduc, Frédéric Jacquemin   +4 more
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A Sensing Element Based on a Bent and Elongated Grooved Polymer Optical Fiber

Sensors, 2012
An experimental and numerical investigation is performed into the power loss induced in grooved polymer optical fibers (POFs) subjected to combined bending and elongation deformations. The power loss is examined as a function of both the groove depth and
Wen-Fu Xie, Yung-Chuan Chen, Li-Wen Chen, Wei-Hua Lu   +3 more
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D-Shaped POF Sensors for Refractive Index Sensing—The Importance of Surface Roughness

Sensors, 2019
In this study the influence of the surface roughness on the transmission capacities of D-shaped plastic optical fibers (POFs) and sensors performance was investigated. Five D-shaped POF sensors were produced and characterized for refractive index sensing
Filipa Sequeira, Nunzio Cennamo, Alisa Rudnitskaya, Rogério Nogueira, Luigi Zeni, Lúcia Bilro   +5 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bakery Products Enriched With Fruit and Vegetable Wastes: A Functional Approach

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Enrichment of bakery products with bioactive compounds from fruit and vegetable wastes. ABSTRACT Bread and other bakery goods are among the most critical components of the human diet, which make them attractive carriers for functional ingredients aimed at improving public health.
Sena Bakir
wiley   +1 more source

High Performance Flexible Optical Fiber Sensor Enabled by Er3+/Yb3+ Co‐Doped near Pure‐Green Upconversion Emission Phosphor for Implantable Temperature Sensing

Advanced Materials Interfaces, Volume 13, Issue 4, 17 February 2026.
A superior double‐cladding optical fiber temperature sensor (OFTS) is fabricated by utilizing a bright and stable near‐pure green UC phosphor NaLu(WO4)2:Er3+/Yb3+ as sensing material. The OFTS exhibits a high temperature measurement accuracy of 0.155°C at 303 K, excellent measuring repeatability and chemical stability, along with strong resistance to ...
Jing Lyu, Sijie Su, Xin Wang, Enhai Song, Qinyuan Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optical Fiber‐Based Versatile Wearable Force Myography System: Application to Human–Robot Interaction

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.
A compact and flexible wearable force myography sensor based on optical fiber technology detects muscle activity through pressure‐induced light loss. The sensor offers high sensitivity for detecting subtle force and finger motion changes, along with excellent signal stability under dynamic and sweating conditions.
Chongyoung Chung, Heeju Mun, Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Ki‐Uk Kyung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensing of Copper(II) by Immobilized Ligands: Comparison of Electrochemical and Surface Plasmon Resonance Transduction

Proceedings, 2019
Two sensors for the detection of the metal ion Cu(II), based on the same sensing layer, are compared. They rely on different transduction methods, i.e., electrochemistry and surface plasmon resonance (SPR).
Maria Pesavento, Nunzio Cennamo, Raffaela Biesuz, Antonella Profumo, Daniele Merli   +4 more
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A Textile‐Based Optical Force Myography (oFMG) Human‐Machine Interface for Gesture Recognition

Advanced Sensor Research, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2026.
This study presents a textile‐based optical force myography (oFMG) sensor for human‐machine interface applications. The textile oFMG sensor is designed for a thin, compact, and comfortable profile based on textile structures and soft optical waveguides.
Trung Thien Hoang, Hao Zhou, Hongquan Le, Can Fang, Yanguang Yu, Gursel Alici   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autonomous Polymer Frameworks for Sustainable Tissue‐Interfaced Plastic Bioelectronics

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 4, 19 January 2026.
This review focuses on plastic bioelectronic systems integrated with autonomous polymer frameworks (auto‐POFs) and summarizes recent progress in this field. It provides an in‐depth analysis of the design strategies and operational mechanisms of auto‐POFs, highlighting their pivotal role in enhancing the sustainability and interfacial adaptability of ...
Elvis K. Boahen, Zhengyang Kong, So Young Kim, Hayoung Oh, Hanseo Yoo, Jeong Sub Lim, Hyun Joon Shin, Ji Hong Kim, Do Hwan Kim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source