title: Optical Fibre Sensors Using Graphene-Based Materials: A Review.
abstract: Graphene and its derivatives have become the most explored materials since Novoselov and Geim (Nobel Prize winners for Physics in 2010) achieved its isolation in 2004. The exceptional properties of graphene have attracted the attention of the scientific community from different research fields, generating high impact not only in scientific journals, but also in general-interest newspapers. Optical fibre sensing is one of the many fields that can benefit from the use of these new materials, combining the amazing morphological, chemical, optical and electrical features of graphene with the advantages that optical fibre offers over other sensing strategies. In this document, a review of the current state of the art for optical fibre sensors based on graphene materials is presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. m.hernaez@uea.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernaez
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona 31006, Spain. c.ruiz@unavarra.es.|Institute of Smart Cities, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona 31006, Spain. c.ruiz@unavarra.es.
authors.forename: Carlos R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Zamarreño
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. s.melendi-espina@uea.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melendi-Espina
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. Lauren.Bird@uea.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Liam R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. Andrew.Mayes@uea.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Mayes
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona 31006, Spain. parregui@unavarra.es.|Institute of Smart Cities, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona 31006, Spain. parregui@unavarra.es.
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Arregui
keywords: carbon materials; graphene; graphene oxide; nanostructured coatings; optical fibre sensors; reduced graphene oxide; thin films