Optical sensors : an introduction with lab demonstrations / Victor Argueta-Diaz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Argueta-Diaz, Victor, author.

Series:

IOP series in emerging technologies in optics and photonics.

IOP Series in Emerging Technologies in Optics and Photonics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Optical detectors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : IOP Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

This comprehensive introductory book on optical sensors provides an overview of essential principles used in optics. Its primary aim is to support students and professionals in developing a practical understanding, accomplished through a dedicated lab section that facilitates hands-on experience and further exploration of the covered theories.

Contents:

Intro

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Optics is a fascinating field that has been studied for centuries, and it continues to be an area of great interest and innovation today. From the earliest investigations of light and vision to the latest breakthroughs in laser technology, optics has played a critical role in advancing our understanding of the natural world and shaping our technological capabilities. Optical sensors are an important class of sensors that are very attractive due to their versatili

Acknowledgments

Author biography

Victor Argueta-Diaz

Chapter Introduction

1.1 History

1.1.1 17th Century

1.1.2 18th Century

1.1.3 19th Century

1.1.4 20th Century

1.2 Growth expectations

1.3 Book overview

References

Chapter Light sources and detectors

2.1 Optical properties of light sources

2.1.1 Emission wavelength

2.1.2 Light coherence

2.1.3 Emission power

2.1.4 Light polarization

2.2 Incandescent sources

2.3 Light emitting diodes

2.4 Laser

2.4.1 Safety classes

2.5 Photodiodes, and phototransistors

2.5.1 Photodiodes

2.5.2 Phototransistors

2.6 Image sensors: CCD, and CMOS

2.6.1 Charge-coupled device (CCD) camera

2.6.2 Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) camera

2.6.3 Comparison

Chapter Maxwell equations

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Gauss's law for electric fields

3.3 Gauss's law for magnetic fields

3.4 Faraday's law

3.5 Ampère-Maxwell law

3.6 Constitutive relations

Chapter Electromagentic waves

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Electromagentic wave equation

4.2.1 Polarization

4.2.2 Poynting vector

4.3 Fresnel coefficients: reflection at an interface

4.3.1 S-polarization

4.3.2 P-polarization

4.3.3 Conservation of power

4.3.4 Brewster angle.

4.4 Evanescent waves

4.5 Phase change

4.6 Reflection on a metallic interface

Chapter Physical optics

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Optical interference

5.2.1 Double slit

5.2.2 Thin-film interference

5.3 Optical interferometers

5.3.1 Michelson interferometer

5.3.2 Mach-Zehnder interferometer

5.3.3 Fabry-Perot interferometer

Chapter Diffraction

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Babinet's principle

6.3 Huygens-Fresnel principle

6.4 Fraunhofer diffraction

6.4.1 Circular aperture

6.4.2 Multiple slits diffraction

6.4.3 Diffraction gratings

6.5 Fresnel diffraction

Chapter Optical waveguides

7.1 Introduction

7.1.1 Design parameters

7.2 Slab waveguide

7.2.1 TE modes

7.2.2 Normalized parameters

7.2.3 TM modes

7.2.4 Optical confinement

7.3 Rectangular waveguides

7.3.1 Field shadows method

7.3.2 Normalized parameters

7.4 Optical fibers

7.4.1 Maxwell equations in cylindrical coordinates

7.4.2 Boundary conditions for optical fibers

7.4.3 Propagation modes

7.4.4 Normalized parameters

Chapter Laser alignment

8.1 Justification

8.2 Equipment

8.3 Safety considerations

8.4 Procedure

8.4.1 Align the laser beam to a desired axis

8.4.2 Spatial filtering and collimation

Chapter Schlieren imaging

9.1 Justification

9.2 Equipment

9.3 Procedure

Chapter Knife-edge technique

10.1 Justification

10.2 Theory

10.3 Equipment

10.4 Procedure

10.5 Optical chopper

Chapter Triangulation method

11.1 Justification

11.2 Theory

11.3 Equipment

11.4 Procedure

Chapter Refractive index and attenuation coefficient

12.1 Justification

12.2 Theory

12.3 Equipment

12.4 Procedure

12.5 Attenuation

12.5.1 Procedure

References.

Chapter Polarization and Brewster angle sensor

13.1 Justification

13.2 Theory

13.3 Equipment

13.4 Procedure

Reference

Chapter Michelson interferometer lab

14.1 Justification

14.2 Theory

14.2.1 Measuring refractive index of glass

14.3 Equipment

14.4 Procedure

14.4.1 Wavelength measurement

14.4.2 Measuring the refractive index of glass

Chapter Fabry-Perot interfereometer lab

15.1 Justification

15.2 Theory

15.2.1 Finesse

15.2.2 Free-spectral range

15.3 Equipment

15.4 Procedure

15.4.1 Measurement of source's wavelength

15.4.2 Determination of sodium D-lines

Chapter Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction lab

16.1 Justification

16.2 Theory

16.3 Equipment

16.4 Procedure

16.4.1 Fraunhofer diffraction single slit

16.4.2 Fraunhofer diffraction circular aperture

16.4.3 Fresnel diffraction straight edge

Chapter Spectrometer lab

17.1 Justification

17.2 Theory

17.3 Equipment

17.4 Procedure

Chapter Light detection and ranging (LiDAR)

18.1 Introduction

18.2 Basic principles

18.3 Laser sources

18.3.1 Solid-state lasers

18.3.2 Fiber laser

18.3.3 Diode lasers

18.4 Scanner

18.4.1 Rotating mirrors

18.4.2 Micro-electro-mechanical systems mirrors

18.4.3 Solid-state lasers

18.4.4 Flash LiDAR

18.5 Other components

18.5.1 Control and data processing unit

18.5.2 Global navigation satellite system (GNSS)

18.5.3 Inertial measurement unit (IMU)

18.6 Applications

18.7 Challenges and future perspectives

Chapter Optical biosensors

19.1 Introduction

19.2 Classification of optical sensors

19.2.1 Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors

19.2.2 Fluorescence-based biosensors

19.2.3 Guided-mode biosensors

19.3 Applications of optical biosensors.

19.3.1 Environmental science

19.3.2 Food industry

19.3.3 Defense and homeland security

19.3.4 Health industry

19.4 Challenges and future perspectives

19.4.1 Limitations

Chapter

A.1 Vector identities

A.2 Divergence, gradient, curl, and Laplacian

A.2.1 Cartesian coordinates

A.2.2 Cylindrical coordinates

A.2.3 Spherical coordinates

B.1 Electric and magnetic fields in a dielectric rectangular waveguide

B.2 Electric and magnetic fields in an optical fiber

B.2.1 TE modes

B.2.2 TM modes

B.2.3 Hybrid modes

Chapter.

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ISBN:

9780750348782

075034878X

OCLC:

1429723019