Scope & Topics

OFS 30 will highlight new concepts, developments, and applications in the field of optical fiber sensor science and technology, as well as applications and related areas. New advances in optical fibers or optical fiber systems with the potential to impact sensor applications are also welcome.

Explore The Topics

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Physical and Mechanical Sensors

Temperature, Pressure, Strain, Vibration, Acceleration, Flow, Rotation, Displacement, Others

Electromagnetic Sensors

Magnetic Field, Electric Field, Current, Voltage

Chemical and Environmental

Chemical Sensors, Remote Spectroscopy, Environmental Monitoring, Security, Defense and Industrial Application

Biological and Medical Sensors

Sensing for Biophotonics, OCT Imaging, Instrumentation for Life Sciences, In-Vivo Applications

Interferometric & Polarimetric Sensors

Gyroscopes, Hydrophones, Geophones, Acoustic Sensor Arrays

Distributed Sensing

Time, Frequency, Coherence, and Correlation Domain Reflectometry; Rayleigh, Raman, and Brillouin Detection Techniques; Sensing Cable Designs, Standard and Novel Applications

Multiplexing and Sensor Networking

Topologies and Theories, Multiplexing Techniques, Applications

Passive & Active devices for photonic sensing

Sources, Detectors, Modulators, Specialty Fibers, Integrated Optics Devices, Fiber Gratings, MEMS, Micro-Optic Components


Optical Quantum Sensing

Principles, Technology Challenges, Specialty Fiber and Components, Applications

New Concepts for Photonic Sensing

Photonic Crystal Fibers, Hollow Core Fibers, Nanomaterials and Nano-Optical Devices, Metamaterials, Diffractive Optics, Plasmonic Based Sensing, On-chip Photonic Sensing and Signal Processing

Signal Processing For Fiber Optic Sensing

Genetic Algorithms, Neural Networks, Data Fusion, Pattern Recognition, Statistical Methods, Virtual Instrumentation

Smart Structures and Smart Materials

Structural Health Monitoring, Strain and Deformation Sensors, Fiber Embedding Techniques, Condition Monitoring Algorithms

System Applications and Field Trials

Relevant Installations and Field Demonstration of Photonic-based Sensing Systems, Metrology Projects, Standardization, Commercialization