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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
Humidity Sensor Based on a Hollow Core Fiber Anti-Resonant Reflection Optical Waveguide	22
Fiber-Optic Bragg Grating Sensor for Photothermally Examinating Moisture of Meat	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
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
A Depth Sensor Based on Transient Property of Liquid Crystal Lens	19
Femto-Laser Processed Metasurface With Fano Response: Applications to a High Performance Refractometric Sensor	18
Magnetostrictive-Assisted Whispering Gallery Mode Sensors	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
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
Strain and Temperature Discrimination Based on a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer With Cascaded Single Mode Fibers	14
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
Surface Functionalized Plasmonic Sensors for Uric Acid Detection With Gold-Graphene Stacked Nanocomposites	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
Visible Light-Illuminated Gold Nanohole Arrays With Tunable On-Chip Plasmonic Sensing Properties	11
Rotating Dynamics Analysis of Defective Homogeneous Sphere in Optical Tweezers	11
Random Raman Fiber Laser as a Liquid Refractive Index Sensor	10
Review of Optical Fiber Optofluidic Chemical Sensors and Biosensors	10
Seven-Core Fiber Composite Structures-Based Mach-Zehnder Interferometer for Bending and Temperature Measurement	9
Generalized Eigenvalue Calibration Method for Mueller Imaging Polarimeters Based on Micro-Polarized Sensors With Optimal Set of Calibration Samples	9
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
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
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
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
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
High Sensitivity Strain and Temperature Sensing With Cascaded Sagnac Interferometer Based on Harmonic Vernier Effect	6
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
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
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
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