1st Edition

Optical, Acoustic, Magnetic, and Mechanical Sensor Technologies

Edited By Krzysztof Iniewski Copyright 2012
358 Pages 169 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

357 Pages 169 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

357 Pages 169 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Light on physics and math, with a heavy focus on practical applications, Optical, Acoustic, Magnetic, and Mechanical Sensor Technologies discusses the developments necessary to realize the growth of truly integrated sensors for use in physical, biological, optical, and chemical sensing, as well as future micro- and nanotechnologies. Used to pick up sound, movement, and optical or magnetic... Read more

PART 1: Optical and Acoustic Sensors

Optical Fiber Sensors, R. Nogueira, L. Bilro, N. Alberto, H. Lima, and J. Lemos Pinto

Sensors Based on Polymer Optical Fibers: Microstructured and Solid Fibers, C.-A. Bunge and H. Poisel

Label-Free Biosensors for Biomedical Applications: The Potential of Integrated Optical Biosensors and Silicon Photonics, J.W. Chamberlain and D.M. Ratner

Luminescent Thermometry for Sensing Rapid Thermal Profiles in Fires and Explosions, J.J. Talghader and M.L. Mah

Solar Cell Analyses with Ultraviolet–Visible–Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and I–V Measurements, A. Stadler

Sensing Applications Using Photoacoustic Spectroscopy, E.L. Holthoff and P.M. Pellegrino

Design of a Low-Cost Underwater Acoustic Modem, B. Benson and R. Kastner

 

PART 2: Magnetic and Mechanical Sensors

Accurate Scanning of Magnetic Fields, H. Husstedt, U. Ausserlechner, and M. Kaltenbacher

Artificial Microsystems for Sensing Airflow, Temperature, and Humidity by Combining MEMS and CMOS Technologies, N. André, L.A. Francis, B. Rue, D. Flandre, and J.-P. Raskin

Microelectromechanical System-Based Micro Hot-Plate Devices, J. Hildenbrand, A. Greiner, and J.G. Korvink

Vibration Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Microelectromechanical Systems, M. Marzencki and S. Basrour

Self-Powered Wireless Sensing in Ground Transport Applications, A. Kasyap and A. Edrington

Biography

Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski manages R&D at Redlen Technologies Inc., a start-up company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Redlen’s revolutionary production process for advanced semiconductor materials is enabling a new generation of more accurate, all-digital, radiation-based imaging solutions. Dr. Iniewski is also president of CMOS Emerging Technologies, which organizes high-tech events covering communications, microsystems, optoelectronics, and sensors. Dr. Iniewski has held numerous faculty and management positions at the University of Toronto, the University of Alberta, SFU, and PMC-Sierra, Inc. He holds 18 international patents, has published more than 100 research papers in international journals and conferences, and has written and edited several books. He is frequently invited as a speaker and has consulted for several organizations around the world.

"The theory and operation of intensity and phase-based- and wavelength-based-fibers sensors are nicely reviewed. ... Coverage that may interest our readers includes scanning of magnetic fields, microsystems for sensing airflow, temperature and humidity by combining MEMS and CMOS technologies, MEMS-based hotplate devices for gas sensing applications, vibration energy harvesting methods using piezoelectric based MEMS, and self-powered wireless sensing in ground transport applications. ... Because mathematical details and in-depth theory are not thoroughly reviewed, the presented material is descriptive in nature and includes many illustrations, making this book very accessible to a general technical audience interested in sensing technology."
—John J. Shea, IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, March/April, Vol. 29, No.2, 2013