James, Stephen W.Tatam, Ralph P.2011-02-072011-02-072006-07-01Stephen W James and Ralph P Tatam; Fibre optic sensors with nano-structured coatings. 2006, Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, Vol. 8, No. 7, pp S430-S4441464-4258http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/8/7/S19http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/1413A review of optical fibre devices employing nano-structured coatings is presented. Active and passive coatings, deposited using the Langmuirâ  Blodgett and electro-static self-assembly techniques, have been utilised to influence the transmission spectrum of optical fibres, with the aim of developing sensor elements and in-line components for telecommunications systems. Coupled waveguide, fibre grating and miniature Fabryâ  Perot cavities are descrien-UKoptical fibreLangmuir–Blodgettelectrostatic self-assemblysecond harmonic generationchemical sensorpolishedlong period gratingFabry Perot interferometerArticle