%0 Journal Article
%T Suspended-core fibers for sensing applications
%A Orlando Fraz o
%A Ricardo M. Silva
%A Marta S. Ferreira
%A Jos¨¦ L. Santos
%A Ant¨®nio B. Lobo Ribeiro
%J Photonic Sensors
%@ 2190-7439
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.1007/s13320-012-0058-3
%X A brief review on suspended-core fibers for sensing applications is presented. A historical overview over the previous ten years about this special designed microstructure optical fiber is described. This fiber presents attractive optical properties for chemical/biological or gas measurement, but it can be further explored for alternative sensing solutions, namely, in-fiber interferometers based on the suspended-core or suspended-multi-core fiber, for physical parameter monitoring.
%K Optical fiber sensor
%K suspended core fiber
%K interferometry
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13320-012-0058-3