Fiber Optic Shape Sensors: A comprehensive review

• Published in: Optics and lasers in engineering Vol. 139; p. 106508
• Main Authors: Floris, Ignazio, Adam, Jose M., Calderón, Pedro A., Sales, Salvador
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Distributed Sensing; Fiber Bragg Grating; Fiber-Optic Shape Sensor; Optical Curvature Sensing; Optical Fiber Sensor; Optical Multicore Fiber; Optical Multicore Fiber; Fiber-Optic Shape Sensor; Optical Curvature Sensing; Fiber Bragg Grating; Distributed Sensing; Optical Fiber Sensor

•Optical Fiber Sensing offers a valid alternative to existing shape sensing methods.•This technology can bring remarkable improvements to different fields.•This paper presents a review of the state of the art of Fiber Optic Shape Sensors.•The paper aspires to be an exhaustive guide for anyone intere...