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Preface; Brief Outline; Reading Guide; References; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Principles of Optical Fiber Sensing; 1.1 Intensity; 1.1.1 Microbending; 1.1.2 Evanescent Field; 1.1.3 Two Fiber Coupling; 1.2 Phase Interferometer; 1.2.1 Mach Zehender; 1.2.2 Michelsen; 1.2.3 Fabry Perot Interferometer; 1.2.4 Sagnac Interferometer; 1.3 Wavelength; 1.3.1 Fiber Bragg Gratings; 1.3.2 Fluorescence; 1.4 Polarization; 1.5 Distributed OFS; 1.5.1 Brillouin; 1.5.2 Rayleigh; 1.5.3 Raman; 1.6 Summary; References; Chapter 2: Silica Optical Fiber Sensors Production Methods.

2.1 Intensity Sensors2.1.1 Production Methods; 2.1.2 Typical Sensing Applications; 2.2 Phase Interferometer Sensors; 2.2.1 Production Methods; 2.2.2 Typical Sensing Applications; 2.3 Wavelength Sensors; 2.3.1 Production Methods; 2.3.2 Typical Sensing Applications; 2.4 Polarization Sensor; 2.4.1 Production Methods; 2.4.2 Typical Sensing Applications; 2.5 Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors; 2.5.1 Production Methods; 2.5.2 Typical Sensing Applications; 2.6 Summary; References; Chapter 3: Low Cost Silica Optical Fiber Sensors; 3.1 Cost-Effective OFS; 3.2 Cost-Effective FBGs.

3.3 Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG)-A Cost Effective Application of OFS3.4 Distributed OFS; 3.5 Interferometric Sensors; 3.6 Summary; References; Chapter 4: Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors; 4.1 Introduction to POF; 4.2 POF Characteristics; 4.3 POF Sensing Mechanisms and Applications; 4.3.1 Intensity; 4.3.2 Interferometry; 4.3.3 Distributed Sensing; 4.3.4 FBGs in POF; 4.3.5 Microstructure POF Sensors; 4.4 Summary; References; Chapter 5: Optical Fiber Sensors in IoT; 5.1 Introduction to IoT; 5.1.1 Enablers of IoT; 5.1.2 Value Proposition of IoT; 5.1.3 Sensors in IoT; 5.1.4 Fiber Sensors in IoT.

5.2 Smart Composite Materials and Structures5.3 Smart Wearable Devices; 5.4 eHealth Smart Applications; 5.5 Smart Cities; 5.5.1 Smart Buildings; 5.5.2 Smart Services; 5.5.3 Smart Mobility; 5.6 Summary; References; Chapter 6: Conclusion; References.

This brief provides a review of the evolution of optical fiber sensing solutions and related applications. Unique production methods are presented and discussed, highlighting their evolution and analyzing their complexity. Under this scope, this brief presents the existing silica optical fiber sensors and polymer optical fiber sensors solutions, comparing its field of action (sensitivity, accuracy), complexity of manufacture and economic cost. Special attention is given to low-cost production methods. This brief evaluates the different existing techniques, assessing the accuracy and suitability of these sensors for possible Internet of Things (IoT) integration in different considered scenarios. Critical analytical techniques, also covered in this brief, are expected to play a key role in the world of IoT and the smart city of tomorrow.