1st Edition

Photonic Sensors for Biomedical Applications

Edited By Preeta Sharan, Ranjith B. Gowda, Aryan Chaudhary Copyright 2026
304 Pages 123 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

304 Pages 123 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

Photonic sensors are the most promising and rapidly advancing areas of photonics today, with applications in healthcare, environmental monitoring, and industrial applications. This new book provides an overview of a wide range of new and innovative technologies and current applications of photonic sensors for biomedical applications. Beginning with an overview of basic elements that make up the... Read more

1. Photonics: An Overview

Hemanth Kumar Jawahar and Ciro Rodriguez

2. Fundamental Concept of Biosensors

H. N. Gayatri and Anup M. Upadhyaya

3. Biomedical Photonic Sensors: Enhancing Healthcare, Medical Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatments

Bhupinder Singh and Jason Levy

4. 2D Photonic Crystal Biosensors for Blood Infection Detection and Its Case Studies

Vishalatchi S. and Ranjith B. Gowda

5. Photonic Crystal-Based Biosensor for Glucose Surveillance in Urine and Blood

Poonam Sharma and Preeta Sharan

6. Silicon-Based Photonic Crystal Cavities and Waveguides for Sensing Applications

Chandra Prakash and Akash Kumar Pradhan

7. Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)-Based Biosensor for Sugar Monitoring via Urine Samples

Archana Yadav and Anil Kumar

8. Design of Optical Biomicroarray for Cancer DNA Analysis

Harshada J. Patil and Shayla Islam

9. Plantar Pressure Detection Using Optical Sensor for the Human Body

Suchandana Mishra and Divakar D. S.

10. FBG-Based Device for the Quantification of Muscle Strength

Ibrar Jahan M. A. and Rajini V. Honnungar

11. A Comprehensive Study of Modeling Biosensors Utilizing Optical Fibers for Public and Environmental Health

Kavita and Manas Ranjan Mahapatra

12. Use of AI in Photonics

Aruna M. G. and Nirmala Hiremani

13. AI-Enhanced Photonic Crystal Biosensors for Glucose Monitoring

Ranjeet Kumar Patak and Sumita Mishra

14. Future of Photonics Biosensor

Sandip Kumar Roy and Deepa N.

Biography

Preeta Sharan, PhD, is a Professor and Dean of Research at The Oxford College of Engineering, Bangalore, India. She is an executive committee member of the Photonic Society with the IEEE Bangalore Section. She has delivered projects for prestigious funding agencies across the world, including the Naval Research Board, Defence Research and Development Organisation (India), IEEE (USA), and the Government of Karnataka. She has published over 100 research papers and is a reviewer for many reputed journals, including IEEE’s Transactions and Nature journals. Dr. Sharan has received many awards for her work.

Ranjith B. Gowda, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Government Polytechnic, Shimoga, India. He has teaching and research experience of more than 10 years and has published many research papers in reputed journals and conference proceedings. His area of research includes optical sensors, distributed Bragg reflector, MEMS/NEMS, microfluidic devices, and micro-structures for biomedical applications.

Aryan Chaudhary, is the Chief Scientific Advisor at BioTech Sphere Research, India. Formerly the Research Head at Nijji HealthCare Pvt Ltd, he has expertise in leveraging revolutionary technologies, including artificial intelligence, deep learning, IoT, cognitive technology, and blockchain in the healthcare industry. He has published academic papers on public health and digital health and has been recognized for his contributions. He was appointed as Chair for an ACM professional chapter and nominated as a member of the ACM U.S. Technology Policy Committee in the AI & Algorithms division in addition to being a member of several other organizations in his field.