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A system with fiber laser diodes and photodetector replaces the usual bulky and expensive systems for characterization of long period fiber gratings and high correlation is achieved when measuring refractive index, temperature and curvature.

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The wavelength sensitivity and spectral resolution of Mach-Zehnder fiber interferometers based on uncoated and TiO2 coated LPFGs is presented and compared with TiO2 coated single LPFGs optical fiber sensors.

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Refractive index sensors based on localized surface plasmon resonance are presented through the fabrication of gold nano-islands on top of optical fiber tips. Repeated dewetting process led to an increase of sensitivity from 60 to 186nm/RIU.

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This paper presents the positioning, navigation and awareness (PNA) system developed for the Underwater Robotic Mining System of the VAMOS! project [1]. It describes the main components of the VAMOS! system, the PNA sensors in each of those components, the global architecture of the PNA system, and its main subsystems: Position and Navigation, Real-time Mine Modeling, 3D Virtual reality HMI and Real-time grade system. General results and lessons learn during the first mining field trial in Lee Moor, Devon, UK during the months of September and October 2017 are presented.

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High data rate optical fiber links are usually deployed in core IP networks to transport bulky [...]

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