Frazão, OrlandoSilva, Ricardo M.Ferreira, Marta S.Santos, José L.Lobo Ribeiro, Antonio B.2019-09-132019-09-1320121674-9251http://hdl.handle.net/10284/7866A brief review on suspended-core fibers for sensing applications is presented. A historical overview over the previous ten years about this special designed microstructure optical fiber is described. This fiber presents attractive optical properties for chemical/biological or gas measurement, but it can be further explored for alternative sensing solutions, namely, in-fiber interferometers based on the suspended-core or suspended-multi-core fiber, for physical parameter monitoring.engOptical fiber sensorSuspended core fiberInterferometrySuspended-core fibers for sensing applicationsjournal article10.1007/s13320-012-0058-3