Micro/Nano Sensors: Fabrication and Applications
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "A:Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 11540
Special Issue Editors
Interests: MEMS; MEMS sensors; extreme environment sensing; high-temperature fiber sensors; FBG fabrication; optical signal processing in high precision instrumentation and sensors
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Interests: Brillouin fiber sensors; distributed fiber sensing; chalcogenide fiber sensors; Brillouin lasers; random fiber lasers; fiber tapering and fabrication; fiber optics; nonlinear optics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sensors used to measure physical quantities such as pressure, vibration, and temperature are of ever-growing importance in diverse fields such as electronics, transportation, healthcare, industry, and aerospace. Recent years have witnessed remarkable progress in sensor technologies and fabrication techniques, femtosecond laser processing, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), and other innovative methods.
The fabrication of sensors spans a spectrum of methodologies, ranging from traditional to cutting-edge approaches. Advancements in micromachining and inscription technologies, particularly with femtosecond lasers, have revolutionized sensor fabrication. The precise control offered by femtosecond laser processing enables the creation of intricate structures, such as fiber Bragg gratings and gratings on waveguides, enabling high-resolution sensors with improved accuracy and reliability. MEMS technology plays an important role in the miniaturization and integration of sensors. MEMS-based sensors offer compact designs, low power consumption, and can be incorporated into devices. This technology has paved the way for multifunctional, miniaturized sensing devices with broad-ranging applications. Temperature and strain sensors, acoustic/vibration sensors, and chemical sensors based on these methods have undergone significant improvements in terms of sensitivity, reliability, and response time.
The topics of the Special Issue focus on cutting-edge developments and trends in various sensors, and sensing technologies based on novel mechanisms and principles, intelligent design and fabrication, new material exploration, and efficient applications. We warmly invite you to submit original research, communications, and review articles to provide valuable insights into the status and future of this field.
Prof. Dr. Pinggang Jia
Dr. Haiyang Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- femtosecond fabrication technology
- MEMS fabrication technology
- other microfabrication technology
- MEMS sensors
- fiber-optic sensors
- optical MEMS sensors
- temperature/pressure/acoustic/strain sensors
- accelerometer
- fiber Bragg grating
- applications of sensors
- signal processing, algorithms, and integration.
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