Fiber Optic Sensors: An Introduction for Engineers and Scientists, Second Edition

• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 506
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Since the technology has moved strongly into a number of different areas a textbook of this sort could be used by a wide variety of academic departments including physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aerospace engineering and bioengineering. To make the second edition as widely appealing as possible a series of significant upgrades were made.

1. The book is   structured to support a variety of academic programs and it can also be used as a general reference by practicing engineers and scientists.

2. The introductory chapter has been revised to outline the new content of the second edition and provide a overview of the current status of fiber optic sensor technology.

3.    A new, extensive chapter has been added covering fiber optic grating sensor technology and its application to aerospace, civil structures, oil and gas and power generating applications.

4. A second new chapter has been added on the emerging field of biomedical fiber optic sensors.  This is one of the most rapidly growing fields of use for fiber optic sensors and with rising health costs and medical advances promises to be an important area for many years to come.Content:
Chapter 1 The Emergence of Fiber Optic Sensor Technology (pages 1–8): Eric Udd
Chapter 2 Optical Fibers (pages 9–33): Daniel A. Nolan, Paul E. Blaszyk and Eric Udd
Chapter 3 Light Sources (pages 35–62): Eric Udd
Chapter 4 Optical Detectors (pages 63–86): William B. Spillman
Chapter 5 Optical Modulators for Fiber Optic Sensors (pages 87–118): Leonard M. Johnson
Chapter 6 Intensity?Based and Fabry–Perot Interferometer Sensors (pages 119–134): Gordon L. Mitchell
Chapter 7 Multimode Grating Sensors (pages 135–154): William B. Spillman
Chapter 8 Multimode Polarization Sensors (pages 155–197): William B. Spillman
Chapter 9 Fiber Optic Sensors Based on the Sagnac Interferometer and Passive Ring Resonator (pages 199–230): Eric Udd
Chapter 10 Fiber Optic Sensors Based on the Mach–Zehnder and Michelson Interferometers (pages 231–275): Anthony Dandridge
Chapter 11 Distributed and Multiplexed Fiber Optic Sensors (pages 277–314): Alan D. Kersey
Chapter 12 Fiber Optic Magnetic Sensors (pages 315–348): Frank Bucholtz
Chapter 13 Industrial Applications of Fiber Optic Sensors (pages 349–371): John W. Berthold
Chapter 14 Fiber Optic Smart Structures (pages 373–398): Eric Udd
Chapter 15 Fiber Grating Sensors (pages 399–450): Eric Udd
Chapter 16 Fiber Optic Biosensors (pages 451–490): William B. Spillman