Handbook of Optical Sensors

ISBN-13: 9781439866856 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 718 str.

Jose Luis Campos De Oliveira Santos; Faramarz Farahi; Jose Luis Santos

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Handbook of Optical Sensors provides a comprehensive and integrated view of optical sensors, addressing the fundamentals, structures, technologies, applications, and future perspectives. Featuring chapters authored by recognized experts and major contributors to the field, this essential reference: * Explains the basic aspects of optical sensors and the principles of optical metrology, presenting a brief historical review * Explores the role of optical waveguides in sensing and discusses sensor technologies based on intensity and phase modulation, fluorescence, and plasmonic waves * Describes wavefront sensing, multiphoton microscopy, and imaging based on optical coherence tomography * Covers optical fiber sensing, from light guiding in standard and microstructured optical fibers to sensor multiplexing, distributed sensing, and fiber Bragg grating * Offers a broad perspective of the field and identifies trends that could shape the future, such as metamaterials and entangled quantum states of light Handbook of Optical Sensors is an ideal resource for practitioners and those seeking optical solutions for their specific needs, as well as for students and investigators who are the intellectual driving force of optical sensing.

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Overview of Optical Sensing. Principles of Optical Metrology. Optical Waveguide Sensors. Intensity Measurements: Principles and Techniques. Interferometric Measurement: Principles and Techniques. Fluorescence Measurement: Principles and Techniques. Surface Plasmon Measurement: Principles and Techniques. Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Sensing. Multiphoton Microscopy. Imaging Based on Optical Coherence Tomography. Fiber Sensing: A Historic Overview. Optical Fibers. Point Sensors: Intensity Sensors. Point Sensors: Interferometric Sensors. Fiber-Optic Sensor Multiplexing Principles. Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensors Based on Light Scattering in Optical Fibers. Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors. Optical Fiber Chemical Sensor Principles and Applications. Industrial Fiber Strain Gauge Sensors. Standardization and Its Impact on Measurement Reliability. Optical Sensors: Final Thoughts.