摘要
Optical fiber technology has changed the world by enabling extraordinary growth in world-wide communications and sensing.The rapid development and wide deployment of optical fiber sensors are driven by their excellent sensing performance with outstanding flexibility,functionality,and versatility.Notably,the research on specialty optical fibers is playing a critical role in enabling and proliferating the optical fiber sensing applications.This paper overviews recent developments in specialty optical fibers and their sensing applications.The specialty optical fibers are reviewed based on their innovations in special structures,special materials,and technologies to realize lab in/on a fiber.An overview of sensing applications in various fields is presented.The prospects and emerging research areas of specialty optical fibers are also discussed.
基金
We are grateful for financial supports from Special Funds for the Major Fields of Colleges and Universities by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province(2021ZDZX1023)
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2022A1515011434)
Stable Support Program for Higher Education Institutions from Shenzhen Science,Technology&Innovation Commission(20200925162216001)
Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021B1515120013)
Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications(Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications,No.IPOC2020A002)
The Open Projects Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber and Cable Manufacture Technology(No.SKLD2105)
General Program of Shenzhen Science,Technology&Innovation Commission(JCYJ20220530113811026).
