Book description
A cutting-edge look at safety and security applications of photonic sensors
With its many superior qualities, photonic sensing technology is
increasingly used in early-detection and early-warning systems for
biological hazards, structural flaws, and security threats.
Photonic Sensing provides for the first time a comprehensive
review of this exciting and rapidly evolving field, focusing on the
development of cutting-edge applications in diverse areas of safety
and security, from biodetection to biometrics.
The book brings together contributions from leading experts in the
field, fostering effective solutions for the development of
specialized materials, novel optical devices, and networking
algorithms and platforms. A number of specific areas of safety and
security monitoring are covered, including background information,
operation principles, analytical techniques, and applications. Topics include:
- Document security and structural integrity monitoring, as well as
the detection of food pathogens and bacteria
- Surface plasmon sensors, micro-based cytometry, optofluidic
techniques, and optical coherence tomography
- Optic fiber sensors for explosive detection and photonic liquid
crystal fiber sensors for security monitoring
- Photonics-assisted frequency measurement with promising electronic
warfare applications
An invaluable, multidisciplinary resource for researchers and
professionals in photonic sensing, as well as safety and security
monitoring, this book will help readers jump-start their own research
and development in areas of physics, chemistry, biology, medicine,
mechanics, electronics, and defense.
GAOZHI (GEORGE) XIAO is Senior Research Officer at the
Institute for Microstructural Science at Canada's National Research
Council. He is an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on
Instrumentation and Measurement and Adjunct Professor in the
Department of Electronics at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
WOJTEK J. BOCK is Chair of Canada Research on Photonics. His
areas of research include fiber optic sensors, metrology, and
calibration parameters of non-electric optoelectronics.
