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Papers

(The median citation count of Photonic Sensors is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Recent Advances in Fiber-Optic Sensors for the Detection of Inorganic Acidic Gases	45
All Optic-Fiber Waveguide-Coupled SPR Sensor for CRP Sensing Based on Dielectric Layer and Poly-Dopamine	42
A Comprehensive Evaluation Method for Sensing Characteristics of Multi-Peak Terahertz Metamaterials Sensor in Polarization Mode	37
High Sensitivity Temperature Sensor Based on Harmonic Vernier Effect	32
Demonstration of a ZnO-Nanowire-Based Nanograting Temperature Sensor	27
High Responsivity and Ultra-Low Detection Limits in Nonlinear a-Si:H p-i-n Photodiodes Enabled by Photogating	26
Bias-Independent Inter-Modulation Method for Simultaneously Measuring Low-Frequency Modulation and Bias Half-Wave Voltages of Mach-Zehnder Modulators	23
Fiber-Optic Bragg Grating Sensor for Photothermally Examinating Moisture of Meat	22
Humidity Sensor Based on a Hollow Core Fiber Anti-Resonant Reflection Optical Waveguide	22
Liquid Crystal Based Label-Free Optical Sensors for Biochemical Application	21
Long Period Grating Imprinted on a Flat-Shaped Plastic Optical Fiber for Refractive Index Sensing	20
A Depth Sensor Based on Transient Property of Liquid Crystal Lens	19
Optical Fiber Hydrogen Sensor Based on π-Phase-Shifted Grating and Sputtered Pd/Hf Composite Film	19
Side Polished Fiber: A Versatile Platform for Compact Fiber Devices and Sensors	19
Magnetostrictive-Assisted Whispering Gallery Mode Sensors	18
Femto-Laser Processed Metasurface With Fano Response: Applications to a High Performance Refractometric Sensor	18
In-Situ Identification and Concentration Detection of Microfluidic Liquid Using a Non-Contact Photoacoustic Sensing Approach	16
Artificial Neural Networks as Digital Twins for Whispering Gallery Mode Optical Sensors in Robotics Applications	15
Strain and Temperature Discrimination Based on a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer With Cascaded Single Mode Fibers	14
Quadruple Plasmon-Induced Transparency Effect in Graphene Micro-Nano Structure and Its Applications for Switching, Sensing, and Slow Light	14
OFS at UESTC: From Single-Frequency and Multi-Frequency Lasers to Optical Frequency Combs	14
Surface Functionalized Plasmonic Sensors for Uric Acid Detection With Gold-Graphene Stacked Nanocomposites	13
Sensitivity-Enhanced Hot-Wire Anemometer by Using Cladding-Etched Fiber Bragg Grating	13
Review of Fiber-Optic Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors: Geometries, Fabrication Technologies, and Bio-Applications	13
Micromachined Infrared Thermopile Detector Based on a Suspended Film Structure	12

Actual Sensing Sensitivity and SNR Measurement of Optical Tweezers Based on Coulomb Force Input	12
Rotating Dynamics Analysis of Defective Homogeneous Sphere in Optical Tweezers	11
Visible Light-Illuminated Gold Nanohole Arrays With Tunable On-Chip Plasmonic Sensing Properties	11
Review of Optical Fiber Optofluidic Chemical Sensors and Biosensors	10
Random Raman Fiber Laser as a Liquid Refractive Index Sensor	10
Generalized Eigenvalue Calibration Method for Mueller Imaging Polarimeters Based on Micro-Polarized Sensors With Optimal Set of Calibration Samples	9
Seven-Core Fiber Composite Structures-Based Mach-Zehnder Interferometer for Bending and Temperature Measurement	9
High-Sensitivity Early Detection Biomedical Sensor for Tuberculosis With Low Losses in the Terahertz Regime Based on Photonic Crystal Fiber Technology	8
Design and Investigation of a High-Sensitivity Tilt Sensor Based on FBG	8
Ultra-Wide Detection Range of Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor Based on Polydimethylsiloxane Film-Coated Tapered Single-Mode Fiber	8
Progress in Spectroscopy and Sensing Applications of Optical Microcombs	8
Fast In-Situ Triaxial Remanent Magnetic Field Measurement for Single-Beam SERF Atomic Magnetometer Based on Trisection Algorithm	8
Dual Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on DCF and FCF for Temperature and Strain Measurement	8
Synthetic Receptors Decorated on Nanoparticles for Selective and Sensitive Glyphosate Detection	8
Vertical Displacement Measurement in a Slow-Moving Sinkhole Using BOTDA	7
Feasibility of Integrating Bimetallic Au-Ag Non-Alloys Nanoparticles Embedded in Reduced Graphene Oxide Photodetector	7
Different-Mode Power Splitters for Optical Testing of Three-Channel and Dual-Mode Waveguide Crossing	7
Research on Fiber Optic Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors: A Review	7
On-Chip Sub-Picometer Continuous Wavelength Fiber-Bragg-Grating Interrogator	7
High Sensitivity Strain and Temperature Sensing With Cascaded Sagnac Interferometer Based on Harmonic Vernier Effect	6
Review of DAS for Monitoring Industrial Infrastructures	6
Microwave Photonic Systems for Demodulation of Optical Fiber Interference Signals	6
High-Precision Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Fiber Bragg Grating and Dual-Loop Optoelectronic Oscillator	6
Deep Learning-Based Blind Denoising for Distributed Acoustic Sensing Seismic Data With Self-Supervised and Transfer Learning	6
Use of a Tailor-Made Fiber-Bragg-Grating Patch for Separation of Superimposing Load Cases in a Filament-Wound Composite-Drill Tube	5
Editor-in-Chief’s Preface	5
Real-Time High-Precision Detection of Vehicle Trajectories Using DAS	5
Enhancing Demodulation Performance of DCM Algorithm in φ-OTDR System Through Temporal Spline Interpolation	5
Electropolymerized Dopamine Film-Modified Optical Fiber LMR Biosensor for Immunoassay	5
Enhancing Gas Diffusion in Antiresonant Hollow-Core Fiber Gas Sensors Using Microchannels	5
Rapid 3D Photoacoustic Imaging Technique Based on Chalcogenide On-Chip Micro-Ring Sensor Array	5
D-Shaped Tellurite Photonic Crystal Fiber Hydrogen and Methane Sensor Based on Four-Wave Mixing With SPR Effect	5
Remarks of Optical Fibers and Devices for Microfluidic Sensing: Preparation and Processing	5
Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Gas Sensor for Acetone Detection Using Correlated Laser Speckles	5
FBG-Based UV-Curing Kinetics Analysis by Exothermic Behavior	5
Off-Axis Co-Optical Path Large-Range Line Scanning Chromatic Confocal Sensor	5
Eu-MOF-Based Fluorescent Ratiometric Sensor by Detecting 3,4,5-Trihydroxybenzoic for Fingerprint Visualization on Porous Objects	4
Investigation of Quantum Dot Color Filter Micro-LED Display	4
Micro/Nano Lasers for Biomolecular Sensing and Cellular Analysis	4
Investigation of Strain-Temperature Cross-Sensitivity of FBG Strain Sensors Embedded Onto Different Substrates	4
A Broadband Achromatic Dielectric Planar Metalens in Mid-IR Range	4
Ultrafast and Reproducible Fiber-Optic Hydrogen Sensor via a Tilted Fiber Grating With Pd/WO3 Nanocoating	4
Output Prediction of Helical Microfiber Temperature Sensors in Cycling Measurement by Deep Learning	4
In-Fiber Thermally Diffused Coupler and Fiber Bragg Grating Inscribed in Twin-Core Fiber for Sensitivity-Enhanced Vector Bending Sensing	4
High-Precision Flow Rate Measurement Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Acoustic Sensing	4
Simultaneous Measurement of Liquid Level and Refractive Index Employing a Side-Polished Spiral Polymer Optical Fiber Based SPR Sensor	4