%0 Journal Article
%T Lab-on-fiber technology: a new avenue for optical nanosensors
%A Marco Consales
%A Marco Pisco
%A Andrea Cusano
%J Photonic Sensors
%@ 2190-7439
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.1007/s13320-012-0095-y
%X The ˇ°lab-on-fiberˇ± concept envisions novel and highly functionalized technological platforms completely integrated in a single optical fiber that would allow the development of advanced devices, components and sub-systems to be incorporated in modern optical systems for communication and sensing applications. The realization of integrated optical fiber devices requires that several structures and materials at nano- and micro-scale are constructed, embedded and connected all together to provide the necessary physical connections and light-matter interactions. This paper reviews the strategies, the main achievements and related devices in the lab-on-fiber roadmap discussing perspectives and challenges that lie ahead.
%K Lab-on-fiber
%K all-in-fiber devices
%K optical fiber sensors and devices
%K microstructured fiber Bragg gratings
%K microstructured optical fibers
%K multimaterial and multifunctional fibers
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13320-012-0095-y