Fiber-Optic-Based Sensing Systems

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Preface
Chapter 1: The Properties and the Nature of Light
	1.1: The Brief History of Light Phenomena Perception
	1.2: The Wave Nature of Light
	1.3: The Corpuscular Nature of Light
	References
Chapter 2: Radiometric and Photometric Measurements
	2.1: Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry
	2.2: Optical Radiometry
		2.2.1: The Radiative Transfer
		2.2.2: The Lambertian Emitters
		2.2.3: Radiometric Measurements
		2.2.4: Reflection, Absorption, and Transmission
		2.2.5: Kirchhoff\'s Law
	2.3: Measurement Techniques in Radiometry
		2.3.1: Absolute Radiometer
		2.3.2: Radiant Flux Measurement
		2.3.3: Integrating Sphere
	2.4: Photometry
		2.4.1: Spectral Response of a Human Eye
		2.4.2: Standard Photometer and the Realization of the Candela
	References
Chapter 3: Optical Detection
	3.1: Photon Counting
	3.2: Photodetection Modeling
	3.3: Photodetectors
		3.3.1: Photomultiplier
		3.3.2: Photoconductors
		3.3.3: Photodiodes
		3.3.4: Avalanche Photodiodes
		3.3.5: Position Sensing Photodiodes
		3.3.6: Quadrant Photodiode
		3.3.7: Equivalent Circuit Model of the Photodiode
		3.3.8: Photodiode Amplifier Circuit
	References
Chapter 4: Coherence and Interference of Light
	4.1: Two-Beam Interference
		4.1.1: Wavefront Division Method
		4.1.2: Amplitude Division Method
		4.1.3: The Michelson Interferometer
		4.1.4: The Mach–Zehnder Interferometer
		4.1.5: The Sagnac Interferometer
	4.2: COHERENCE
		4.2.1: The Mutual Coherence Function
		4.2.2: Spatial Coherence
		4.2.3: Coherence Time and Coherence Length
	4.3: White-Light Interferometry
	4.4: Multiple-Beam Interference
	4.5: Multilayer Thin Films
	4.6: Interferometric Sensors
		4.6.1: The Rayleigh Refractometer
		4.6.2: Laser-Doppler Interferometry
		4.6.3: Vibration Amplitudes Measurements
		4.6.4: Michelson’s Stellar Interferometer
	References
Chapter 5: Fiber Optics
	5.1: Optical Fibers
		5.1.1: Geometrical Optics and the Optical Fibers
		5.1.2: Wave Optics and the Optical Fibers
		5.1.3: Chromatic Dispersion
		5.1.4: Polarization Mode Dispersion
		5.1.5: Fiber Losses
	5.2: Fiber-Optic Communication Systems
		5.2.1: Point-to-Point Links
		5.2.2: Distribution Networks
		5.2.3: Local Area Networks
		5.2.4: Fiber-Optic Network Design Consideration
		5.2.5: Coherent Fiber-Optic Communication Systems
	5.3: Basic Concepts of Fiber-Optic Sensing Systems
		5.3.1: Fiber-Optic Sensor Basic Topologies
		5.3.2: Basic Concepts of Interferometric Fiber-Optic Sensors
	References
Chapter 6: Low-Coherence Fiber-Optic Sensor Principle of Operation
	6.1: Algorithms for Signal Processing of Low-Coherence Interferograms
		6.1.1: Threshold Comparison Method
		6.1.2: Envelope Coherence Function Method
		6.1.3: Centroid Algorithm
		6.1.4: Algorithm with Phase-Shifted Interferograms
		6.1.5: Wavelet Transform Algorithm
	6.2: A Modified Centroid Algorithm
		6.2.1: Sensitivity of the Modified Centroid Algorithm with Linear Scanning
		6.2.2: Optical Path Difference Measurement Error of Linear Scanning
	References
Chapter 7: Fiber-Optic Sensor Case Studies
	7.1: Absolute Position Measurement with Low-Coherence Fiber-Optic Interferometry
	7.2: Rough Surface Height Distribution Measurement with Low-Coherence Interferometry
	7.3: Wide-Dynamic Range Low-Coherence Interferometry
	7.4: Optical Coherence Tomography Technique with Enhanced Resolution
	References
Author Biography
Index