Optical Sensors and Microsystems New Concepts, Materials, Technologies

Proceedings of the 22^nd Course of the International School of Quantum Electronics, held 27 November-2 December 1997, in Erice, Italy.
In recent years, fiber optical sensors and optical microsystems have assumed a significant role in sensing and measurement of many kinds. These optical techniques are utilised in a wide range of fields, including biomedicine, environmental sensing, mechanical and industrial measurement, and art preservation. This volume, an up-to-date survey of optical sensors and optical microsystems, aims at combining a tutorial foundation with analysis of current research in this area, and an extensive coverage of both technology and applications.

Technology.- Advanced Optoelectronics in Optical Fibre Sensors.- Interferometric Distance Sensors.- Optical Tomography: Techniques and Applications.- Optical Waveguide Refractometers.- Characterization of an Optical Fibre pH Sensor with Methyl Red as Optical Indicator.- Optical Sensors and Microsystems Using Liquid Crystals.- Idium Tin Oxide Films for Optical Sensors.- Optoelectronic Neural Networks.- Complex ABCB-matrices: A general Tool for Analyzing Arbitrary Optical Systems.- Microsystems and Related Technologies.- The Stretch-and-write Technique for Fabrication of Fiber Bragg-grating Arrays.- Applications.- Fluorescence Lifetime-based Sensing for Bioprocess and Biomedical Applications.- A Piezoelectric Biosensor as a Direct Affinity Sensor.- The Complex Phase Tracing Based Shape Evaluation System for Orthopaedic Application.- Optical Fibre Chemical Sensors for Environmental and Medical Applications.- to the Multicomponent Analysis with Arrays of Non-selective Chemical Sensors.- High Sensitivity Trace Gas Monitoring Using Semiconductor Diode Lasers.- Optical Fiber Sensors for the Nuclear Environment.- Crlorinated Hydrocarbons Trace Detection in Water by Sparging and Laser IR Gas Phase Detection.- Hollow Core Fiber Guides As Gas Analysis Cells for Laser Spectroscopy.- Chemiluminescence Imaging of Plant Origin Materials.- Optical Fiber Sensors for the Cultural Heritage.- Fiber Optics Reflectance Spectroscopy: A Non-destructive Technique for the Analysis of Works of Art.- Optical Diagnostic Systems and Sensors to Control Laser Cleaning of Artworks.- Electro-optical Sensors for Mechanical Applications.- Optical Fibres and Their Role in Smart Structures.- All Optical Fiber Ultrasonic Sources for Non Destructive Testing and Clinical Diagnosis.