Handbook of Optical Fibre Sensing Technology

Part - 1: Preliminary Overview
Introduction to Fibre Optic Sensing Technology
The Commercialisation of Fibre Optic Sensors
Part - 2: Fundamentals of Photonics and Components for Sensing
Light and Waveguiding
Optical Waveguides and their Manufacture
Passive Bulk Optical Components for Sensing
Fibre and Integrated Optic Components for Sensing
Semiconductor Optical Sources for Sensing Technology
Photodetectors for Sensing
Optical Amplifiers
Superfluorescent Fibre Optic Sources
Part - 3: Principles And Techniques For Sensing
Transduction Techniques based on Intensity Modulation of Light
Interferometry and Polarimetry for Optical Sensing
Gas Spectroscopy Techniques for Optical Fibre Sensors
Distributed Optical-fibre Sensing
Principles of Laser Doppler Velocimetry
Fibre Gyroscope Principles
Fibre Grating Technology: Theory, Photosensitivity, Fabrication and Characterization
Fibre Bragg Grating Interrogation Techniques
Discrimination Techniques for Optical Sensors
Optical Reliability of Fibre Gratings
Passive Fibre Optic Sensor Networks
Active Fibre Optic Sensor Networks
Part - 4: Applications
Optical Fibre Gratings Applications
Laser Doppler Velocimetry Applications
Phototonic Sensing Technology in Civil Engineering Applications
Applications of Optical Fibre Sensors for the Nuclear Power Industry
Optical Fibre Current and Voltage Sensors for the Electric Power Industry
Fibre Optic Gyroscope for Industrial Applications
Optical Fibre Sensors for Fly-By-Light Aircraft
Optical Fibre Sensing of Electrical Discharges and Plasmas
Fibre Optic Sensors for Oilfield Services
Fibre Optic Biosensors
Biomedical Fibre Optic Sensors
Fibre Optic Sensors for Environmental Applications
The Optical Nose
A New Approach to optical Fibre Sensing Techniques based on the Sensory Systems of Living Bodies
Acronyms
Index