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Latest Achievements in Polymer Optical Fiber Gratings: Fabrication and Applications hv photonics Review Latest Achievements in Polymer Optical Fiber Gratings: Fabrication and Applications Rui Min 1,* , Beatriz Ortega 1 and Carlos Marques 2 1 ITEAM Research Institute, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, Spain; [email protected] 2 I3N& Physics Department, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +34-96-387-0000 Received: 18 February 2019; Accepted: 26 March 2019; Published: 29 March 2019 Abstract: Grating devices in polymer optical fibers (POFs) have attracted huge interest for many potential applications in recent years. This paper presents the state of the art regarding the fabrication of different types of POF gratings, such as uniform, phase-shifted, tilted, chirped, and long period gratings, and explores potential application scenarios, such as biosensing and optical communications. Keywords: polymer optical fibers; gratings devices; optical filters; fiber sensing 1. Introduction Polymer optical fibers (POFs) show attractive characteristics when compared with silica fibers, such as low Young’s modulus, high failure strain, high flexibility, and bio-compatibility [1]. Different kinds of plastic material with unique advantages can be used for POF fabrication besides polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), which is the most common material with a low cost [2]. Examples of these materials are low water absorption cyclic olefin copolymers (TOPAS) [3], high glass transition temperature cyclic-olefin polymer (ZEONEX) [4], excellent clarity and impact strength engineering plastic (Polycarbonate) [5], biodegradable and biocompatible poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PDLLA) [6], and low-loss cyclic transparent amorphous fluoropolymers (CYTOP) [7]. In addition to fiber materials, several types of POFs are available in the current market with different core sizes and structures, such as small-diameter step-index (SI) POF, small-diameter microstructure POF, commercial grade-index (GI) POF, and commercial large-diameter PMMA POF, as shown in Table1. Extended reviews about the potential applications of these fibers can be found in the literature as follows. Koike et al. [8] reviewed the status of POFs and achievements on GI POF as a promising candidate for the next generation of optical fibers. Zubia et al. [9] reviewed the most significant features of POFs, including the main types, manufacturing, and potential applications in 2001. Polishuk [10] gave a view about potential large-core POF for low-bit-rate and short distance applications. Micro-structured polymer optical fibers (mPOF) were inspired by photonic crystal fibers, first invented by Knight et al. [11] in 1996; Argyros et al. [12] proposed new potential applications for these POF structures, and also showed their easier single-mode performance compared with step-index POFs, due to the fabrication process. Due to increasing numbers of emerging services, such as intelligent home systems, visible light communications, etc., in indoor networks, the increase of high-capacity demand shifts from long-haul systems to short-range communication links. Indeed, POFs are good candidates for short-range communications [13–21], with low weight and high transmission capacity. 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