The goals of this committee are:

• Promote and disseminate technical information related to the fields listed below via workshops, lectures, and technical papers.
  • Photonic technology in the sensors and instrumentation for industrial and clinical applications including
    • chemical, medical and biological applications
    • indoor/outdoor environmental monitoring
    • structural health monitoring
  • Photonic instrumentation for optical fiber communication applications
  • Novel photonic concepts and techniques for the measurement of physical, chemical and biological parameters
  • Micro- and nano-scale photonic sensors
  • Multiplexed and distributed photonic sensor networks
  • High-speed photonic instrumentation and measurement systems
  • Photonic sensor fusion and big data
  • Photonic technology for chemical, environmental, biological and medical measurement
  • Interferometric and polarimetric Photonic Sensors
  • Micro- and nano-structured fiber and waveguide Sensors
  • Photonic multiplexing and sensing networking
  • Distributed photonic sensing
  • Smart photonic devices, structures and systems
  • Photonic sensing application, field tests, and standardization
  • New concepts for photonic sensing
• Maintain liaison with other groups, Societies, and organizations working in the same/similar area.
• Develop standards in the field as appropriate.
• Organize special sessions during the I²MTC and special issues in IMS sponsored IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology.