%0 Conference Proceedings %A Athanasekos, L.%A %A Dimas, D.%A %A Katsikas, S.%A %A Pispas, Stergios%A %A Vainos, Nikolaos A.%A %A Boucouvalas, A. C.%A %A Riziotis, Christos %E %E Kaltsas, G%E %E Tsamis, CEditors %D 2011 %T Laser microstructuring of polymer optical fibres for enhanced and autonomous sensor architectures %B 25th Eurosensors Conference %V 25 %@ 1877-7058 %R 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.12.394 %I Elsevier Science Bv %P [4] %U https://hdl.handle.net/10442/12661 %X Versatile sensors with low cost and complexity allowing wireless-enabling characteristics are in great demand for use in a number of applications, from environmental sensing to condition monitoring and management in large areas and infrastructures. Polymer Optical Fibers (POF) have been identified as a promising photonics platform that combines a remarkable applications sensing range with such cost and complexity characteristics that could allow their effective deployment and integration in many challenging applications.. A hybrid wireless photonic sensor network based on POFs incorporates the advantages of POFs and wireless network. Proper modification or microstucturing of POFs’ surface improves their sensitivity in the surrounding environment and measurands, and by the incorporation of suitable sensitive materials this functionality could be further enhanced. The need of autonomous and wireless devices for industrial applications sets very strict requirements in interrogation’s system complexity and overall cost in order to make their integration in working environments viable. Laser modified POF sensors integratable in wireless sensor networks are demonstrated as case studies. %> Αποθετήριο Ήλιος / ΕΙΕ