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Stephen W. James is affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Engineering with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their research primarily centers on advanced fiber optic sensors, structural health monitoring techniques, and advanced sensor technologies. Additional topics of interest include analytical chemistry and sensors, optical measurement and interference techniques, advanced measurement and metrology techniques, as well as vibration and dynamic analysis.

Stephen W. James has contributed to a range of scientific publications, several of which are recent. Notable papers include:

  • Fibre-optic measurement of strain and shape on a helicopter rotor blade during a ground run: 1. Measurement of strain, 2022, Smart Materials and Structures
  • Application of fibre optic sensing systems to measure rotor blade structural dynamics, 2021, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • High sensitivity pressure measurement using optical fibre sensors mounted on a composite diaphragm, 2021, Optics Express
  • Production process monitoring and post-production strain measurement on a full-size carbon-fibre composite aircraft tail cone assembly using embedded optical fibre sensors, 2020, Measurement Science and Technology
  • Long-period grating fiber-optic sensors exploiting molecularly imprinted TiO2 nanothin films with photocatalytic self-cleaning ability, 2020, Microchimica Acta

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues including:

  • Measurement Science and Technology
  • Smart Materials and Structures
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Optics Express
  • Microchimica Acta

Collaborations have been established with multiple coauthors, reflecting a network of research partnerships. Regular coauthors include:

  • Ralph P. Tatam
  • James H. Barrington
  • Thomas Kissinger
  • Edmon Chehura
  • Stephen E. Staines

Best Publications

  • Optical fibre long-period grating sensors: characteristics and application

    Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam

  • Simultaneous independent temperature and strain measurement using in-fibre Bragg grating sensors

    S.W. James;M.L. Dockney;R.P. Tatam

  • Optical fiber long-period gratings with Langmuir–Blodgett thin-film overlays

    Nicholas D. Rees;Stephen W. James;Ralph P. Tatam;Geoffery J. Ashwell

  • Fiber-optic liquid-level sensor using a long-period grating

    Sarfraz Khaliq;Stephen W. James;Ralph P. Tatam

  • Biomedical application of optical fibre sensors

    R. Correia;S. James;S. W. Lee;S. P. Morgan

  • Tapered Optical Fibre Sensors: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

    Sergiy Korposh;Stephen W. James;Seung-Woo Lee;Ralph P. Tatam

  • Temperature and strain discrimination using a single tilted fibre Bragg grating

    Edmon Chehura;Stephen W. James;Ralph P. Tatam

  • Simultaneous temperature and bend sensing with long-period fiber gratings

    C. C. Ye;S. W. James;R. P. Tatam

  • Enhanced sensitivity fibre optic long period grating temperature sensor

    Sarfraz Khaliq;Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam

  • Characterization of the response of fibre Bragg gratings fabricated in stress and geometrically induced high birefringence fibres to temperature and transverse load

    Edmon Chehura;Chen-Chun Ye;Stephen E Staines;Stephen W James

  • Fibre optic sensors with nano-structured coatings

    Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam

  • Strain response of fibre Bragg grating sensors at cryogenic temperatures

    Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam;Andrew Twin;Mungo Morgan

  • A single-headed fibre optic laser Doppler anemometer probe for the measurement of flow angles

    Gerald D Byrne;Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam

  • Modification of the refractive index response of long period gratings using thin film overlays

    Imran M. Ishaq;Antonio Quintela;Stephen W. James;Geoffrey J. Ashwell

  • Optical fibre long period grating based selective vapour sensing of volatile organic compounds

    Stephen M. Topliss;Stephen W. James;Frank Davis;Seamus P. J. Higson

  • An ammonia sensor based on Lossy Mode Resonances on a tapered optical fibre coated with porphyrin-incorporated titanium dioxide

    Divya Tiwari;Kevin Mullaney;Serhiy Korposh;Stephen W. James

  • Response of fiber-optic long-period gratings operating near the phase-matching turning point to the deposition of nanostructured coatings

    C. S. Cheung;Stephen M. Topliss;Stephen W. James;Ralph P. Tatam

  • Optical fibre long period grating with a nanoporous coating formed from silica nanoparticles for ammonia sensing in water

    Sergiy Korposh;Roman Selyanchyn;Wataru Yasukochi;Seung Woo Lee

  • Relating the state of cure to the real-time internal strain development in a curing composite using in-fibre Bragg gratings and dielectric sensors

    M J O'Dwyer;G M Maistros;S W James;R P Tatam

  • Fibre Bragg gratings fabricated using a wavelength tuneable laser source and a phase mask based interferometer

    Michael L Dockney;Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam

  • Enhanced sensitivity fibre optic long period grating temperature sensor

    S.W. James;S. Khaliq;R.P. Tatam

  • Multiplexed fibre optic sensors for monitoring resin infusion, flow, and cure in composite material processing

    Edmon Chehura;Renata Jarzebinska;Elisabete F R Da Costa;Alexandros A. Skordos

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph P. Tatam
Ralph P. Tatam Cranfield University
Robert W. Eason
Robert W. Eason University of Southampton
Ivana K. Partridge
Ivana K. Partridge University of Bristol
Peter D. Townsend
Peter D. Townsend University of Sussex
Jesus M. Corres
Jesus M. Corres Universidad Publica De Navarra
Raman Kashyap
Raman Kashyap Polytechnique Montréal
Ignacio Del Villar
Ignacio Del Villar University of Navarra

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