An Introduction To Optoelectronic Sensors

by Righini, Giancarlo C.; Tajani, Antonella; Cutolo, Antonello

• ISBN13: 9789812834126
• ISBN10: 9812834125
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-15
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

This invaluable book offers a comprehensive overview of the technologies and applications of optoelectronic sensors. Based on the R&D experience of more than 70 engineers and scientists, highly representative of the Italian academic and industrial community in this area, this book provides a broad and accurate description of the state-of-the-art optoelectronic technologies for sensing. The most innovative approaches, such as the use of photonic crystals, squeezed states of light and microresonators for sensing, are considered. Application areas range from environment to medicine and healthcare, from aeronautics, space, and defence to food and agriculture.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Optoelectronic Sensors Technologies
Fiber and Integrated Optics Sensors: Fundamentals and Applications	p. 1
Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors: Industrial Applications	p. 34
Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors	p. 77
Lightwave Technologies for Interrogation Systems of Fiber Bragg Gratings Sensors	p. 95
Surface Plasmon Resonance: Applications in Sensors and Biosensors	p. 111
Microresonators for Sensing Applications	p. 126
Photonic Crystals: Towards a Novel Generation of Integrated Optical Devices for Chemical and Biological Detection	p. 146
Micromachining Technologies for Sensor Applications	p. 173
Spectroscopic Techniques for Sensors	p. 197
Laser Doppler Vibrometry	p. 216
Laser Doppler Velocimetry	p. 230
Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Using Semiconductor Lasers	p. 257
Digital Holography: A non-Destructive Technique for Inspection of MEMS	p. 281
Infrared Detectors	p. 303
Terahertz: The Far-IR Challenge	p. 328
Sensing by Squeezed States of Light	p. 358
Application Areas
Fiber Optic Sensors in Structural Health Monitoring	p. 378
Electro-optic and Micromachined Gyroscopes	p. 403
Optical Sensors in Medicine	p. 423
Environmental and Atmospheric Monitoring by LIDAR Systems	p. 442
Laser-based In Situ Gas Sensors for Environmental Monitoring	p. 468
Laser Welding Process Monitoring Systems: Advanced Signal Analysis for Quality Assurance	p. 494
Applications of Optical Sensors to the Detection of Light Scattered from Gelling Systems	p. 515
Contactless Characterization for Electronic Applications	p. 536
Index	p. 565
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