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ReviewBiosensors2023

Advances in Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor Structures: From Conventional to Novel and Emerging.

Wen Zhang, Xianzheng Lang, Xuecheng Liu, Guoru Li, Ragini Singh, Bingyuan Zhang, Santosh Kumar

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Review in Biosensors, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Tapered fiber probe-based optical cardiac pacemaker.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wen ZhangShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
Xianzheng LangShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
Xuecheng LiuShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4457-2620
Guoru LiShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
Ragini SinghCollege of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9677-3582
Bingyuan ZhangShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
Santosh KumarShandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4149-0096
Liaocheng University · CN

Funding

Double-Hundred Talent Plan of Shandong Province, China xNatural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2020QC061; ZR202112020062Special Construction Project Fund for Shandong Province Taishan Mountain Scholars x
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optical fiber sensors based on tapered optical fiber (TOF) structure have attracted a considerable amount of attention from researchers due to the advantages of simple fabrication, high stability, and diverse structures, and have great potential for applications in many fields such as physics, chemistry, and biology. Compared with conventional optical fibers, TOF with their unique structural characteristics significantly improves the sensitivity and response speed of fiber-optic sensors and broadens the application range. This review presents an overview of the latest research status and characteristics of fiber-optic sensors and TOF sensors. Then, the working principle of TOF sensors, fabrication schemes of TOF structures, novel TOF structures in recent years, and the growing emerging application areas are described. Finally, the development trends and challenges of TOF sensors are prospected. The objective of this review is to convey novel perspectives and strategies for the performance optimization and design of TOF sensors based on fiber-optic sensing technologies.

Indexed as

Fiber Optic TechnologyOptical Fiberschemical sensorsfiber-optic sensorgas sensorshumanoid tapered fiber structurenovel tapered optical fiberphysical sensorstapered optical fiber structure

Identifiers

PMID37367009
PMCPMC10296664
OpenAlexW4380484590

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