Optical Fibers and Waveguides for Medical Applications

Medical Applications of Silver Halide Optical Fibers

LASER Optoelectronics in Medicine ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-72870-9_14 ◽

1988 ◽

pp. 53-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dov Gal ◽

Abraham Katzir

Keyword(s):

Optical Fibers ◽

Silver Halide ◽

Medical Applications

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Optical-Fiber Sensors

MRS Bulletin ◽

10.1557/mrs2002.120 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 359-364 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

G. F. Fernando ◽

D. J. Webb ◽

Pierre Ferdinand

Keyword(s):

Optical Fiber ◽

Optical Fibers ◽

Chemical Species ◽

Optical Fiber Sensors ◽

Medical Applications ◽

General Introduction ◽

Fiber Sensors ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Introductory Article ◽

Pressure Chemical

AbstractThe primary aim of this issue of MRS Bulletin is to present an overview of the deployment of optical-fiber sensors in a selected range of applications. The topics covered include a general introduction to optical fibers; a review of the sensing mechanisms that are available to monitor strain, temperature, pressure, chemical species, damage, and acoustic emission; and the use of optical-fiber sensors in medical applications. This introductory article presents a brief discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of optical-fiber sensors.

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Optical Properties of the Self-Assembling Polymeric Colloidal Systems

International Journal of Polymer Science ◽

10.1155/2013/238567 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Alexandra Mocanu ◽

Edina Rusen ◽

Aurel Diacon

Keyword(s):

Optical Fibers ◽

Optical Materials ◽

Polymeric Materials ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Emerging Technology ◽

Medical Applications ◽

Colloidal Systems ◽

Self Assembling ◽

Intensity Control ◽

Polymeric Optical Fibers

In the last decade, optical materials have gained much interest due to the high number of possible applications involving path or intensity control and filtering of light. The continuous emerging technology in the field of electrooptical devices or medical applications allowed the development of new innovative cost effective processes to obtain optical materials suited for future applications such as hybrid/polymeric solar cells, lasers, polymeric optical fibers, and chemo- and biosensing devices. Considering the above, the aim of this review is to present recent studies in the field of photonic crystals involving the use of polymeric materials.

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