招待総説論文が Advanced Photonics Research に掲載されました。

2014年に我々が発見した新現象「プラスチック光ファイバヒューズ」の基本特性および各種センサ応用を概観した招待総説論文が Advanced Photonics Research に掲載されました。水野准教授が責任著者となり、東京工業大学・芝浦工業大学・エスピリトサント連邦大学（ブラジル）・アヴェイロ大学（ポルトガル）の研究者たちと共同執筆したものです。

A. Leal-Junior, C. Marques, H. Lee, K. Nakamura, and Y. Mizuno, “Sensing applications of polymer optical fiber fuse,” Adv. Photon. Res., 2100210 (2021), before inclusion in an issue.

This paper presents a review of the fuse effect in polymer optical fibers (POFs) and its sensing applications. First, we discuss the propagation mechanisms and the characteristics of the POF fuse, showing that its optical threshold power and propagation velocity are much lower than those of silica fiber fuse. In addition, we show that the main unique advantages of the POF fuse are its capability of transmitting optical signal as well as the electrical conductivity of the carbonized oscillatory path created in the fiber core. We also describe the physical properties of the fused POF, such as its higher elasticity and stability to external effects. Subsequently, we review some applications of fused POFs, such as temperature, strain, force, and angle sensors with higher sensitivity and stabler operation than those of non-fused POF-based sensors. Finally, future perspectives on fused-POF-based sensing are discussed, where the magnetic field sensitivity plays an important role in implementing the optical devices. Thus, the unique features of fused POFs can provide a new paradigm for the fuse effect in optical fibers, in which the effect can be intentionally ignited for fabrication of novel in-fiber devices and sensors with extended capabilities.