High-Sensitivity Fiber-Optic Tactile Force Sensor Based on Tapered Fiber and Optical Vernier Effect

Tianyi He; Yangjun Zheng; Deming Liu; Liang Wang; Ming Tang

doi:10.3788/LOP251394

Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 13, 1306009(2025)

High-Sensitivity Fiber-Optic Tactile Force Sensor Based on Tapered Fiber and Optical Vernier Effect

Tianyi He, Yangjun Zheng, Deming Liu, Liang Wang^*, and Ming Tang

National Engineering Laboratory for Next Generation Internet Access System, School of Optics and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei , China

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Jun. 5, 2025

Accepted: Jun. 16, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 16, 2025

The Author Email: Liang Wang (hustwl@hust.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/LOP251394

CSTR:32186.14.LOP251394

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