Handbook of Optical Sensors

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.

Preface Editors Contributors Section I: Optical Sensing and Measurement Overview of Optical Sensing; José Luís Santos and Faramarz Farahi Principles of Optical Metrology; Angela Davies Section II: Optical Measurement Principles and Techniques Optical Waveguide Sensors; Bishnu P. Pal Intensity Measurements: Principles and Techniques; Carmen Vázquez Interferometric Measurement: Principles and Techniques; Mehrdad Abolbashari, Faramarz Farahi, and José Luís Santos Fluorescence Measurement: Principles and Techniques; Pedro Alberto da Silva Jorge Surface Plasmon Measurement: Principles and Techniques; Banshi D. Gupta and Rajan Jha Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Sensing; Robert K. Tyson Multiphoton Microscopy; Kert Edward Imaging Based on Optical Coherence Tomography; Shahab Chitchian and Nathaniel M. Fried Section III: Fiber-Optic Sensors Fiber Sensing: A Historic Overview; Orlando Frazão Optical Fibers; Marco N. Petrovich Point Sensors: Intensity Sensors; José Manuel Baptista Point Sensors: Interferometric Sensors; William N. MacPherson Fiber-Optic Sensor Multiplexing Principles; Geoffrey A. Cranch Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensors Based on Light Scattering in Optical Fibers; Xiaoyi Bao, Wenhai Li, and Liang Chen Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors; David Webb Optical Fiber Chemical Sensor Principles and Applications; Tong Sun, T.H. Nguyen, and Kenneth T.V. Grattan Industrial Fiber Strain Gauge Sensors; Francisco Araújo and Luís Ferreira Standardization and Its Impact on Measurement Reliability; Wolfgang R. Habel Section IV: The Dynamic Field of Optical Sensing Optical Sensors: Final Thoughts; José Luís Santos and Faramarz Farahi Index

José Luís Santos earned his licenciatura in physics and Ph.D from the University of Porto, Portugal, benefiting from a collaboration with the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. He is currently a professor of physics in the Physics and Astronomy Department of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. He is also a researcher with the INESC TEC-Centre for Applied Photonics (formerly INESC Porto—Optoelectronics and Electronic Systems Unit). His main area of research is optical fiber sensing, with a focus on interferometric- and wavelength-encoded devices. He has authored/coauthored over 200 scientific articles and coauthored 5 patents. Faramarz Farahi earned his BS from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; MS from Southampton University, UK; and Ph.D from the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. He is currently a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA, where he is a member of the Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications and the Center for Precision Metrology, and has been the chair of the Department of Physics and Optical Science. Dr. Farahi has over 25 years of experience in the field of optical fiber sensors and devices, has authored/coauthored over 200 scientific articles and texts, and holds 10 patents.