Overview

This book has been designed to be an essential reference work on all aspects of Optical Fiber Sensors and the associated technology. Optical Fiber Sensor Technology: Fundamentals deals with the fundamentals of the subject in terms of the essential physics and mathematical background required for a fuller understanding of optical fiber systems. It draws upon a group of authors from industry and academia with an international reputation for their work in the field. Optical Fiber Sensor Technology: Fundamentals provides the essential first step in the appreciation of the essential principles of optical fiber devices. The chapters are of a fundamental nature, yet topical in their use of material, well illustrated and referenced, and point to hundreds of key references accessible in the open literature to interested readers. Commercial systems, applications and patent data are included where appropriate in the chapters, with particular reference to the applicability to industry of the techniques described. This volume is an authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date reference text and will be of interest to researchers and industry professionals working in the field of optical fibers, optoelectronics and measurement and sensing.

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Author:   L.S. Grattan ,  B.T. Meggitt
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2000
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.555kg
ISBN:  

9781441949837

ISBN 10:   1441949836
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   29 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Fiber Optic Sensor Technology: Introduction and Overview.- 2. Foundations of Optical Fiber Technology.- 3. Single Mode Optical Fiber Sensors.- 4. Optical Fiber Modulation Techniques for Single Mode Fiber Sensors.- 5. Principles of Fiber-Optic Interferometry.- 6. Fiber Optic White Light Interferometric Sensors.- 7. Optical Fiber Sensors: Optical Sources.- 8. Optical Fiber Sensors: Optical Detection.

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