Remarks of Optical Fibers and Devices for Microfluidic Sensing- Preparation and Processing

Citation

Xiaotong ZHANG and Tingting YUAN, “Remarks of Optical Fibers and Devices for Microfluidic Sensing: Preparation and Processing,” Photonic Sensors, 2025, 15(2): 250208.

Keywords

• Microstructured optical fibers (MOFs)
• Microfluidic sensing
• Device processing
• Fabrication techniques
• Surface modification
• Coating methods
• Substance detection
• Optofluidic devices
• Refractive index (RI) sensing
• Microchannels
• Evanescent field
• Fiber interferometers
• Chemiluminescence detection
• Ethanol monitoring
• Functional materials
• Laser etching
• End polishing

Brief

This paper summarizes recent work on microfluidic sensing technology using microstructured optical fibers (MOFs), including their design, fabrication, processing techniques, surface modifications, and applications in substance detection.

Summary

This article reviews the use of microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) for microfluidic sensing, covering how they are made, modified, and used to detect various substances in small volumes with high sensitivity, essentially creating a "lab in fiber".

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