Optofluidics, Sensors and Actuators in Microstructured Optical Fibers
- 1st Edition - May 20, 2015
- Latest edition
- Editors: Stavros Pissadakis, Stefano Selleri
- Language: English
Combining the positive characteristics of microfluidics and optics, microstructured optical fibres (MOFs) have revolutionized the field of optoelectronics. Tailored guiding,… Read more
Combining the positive characteristics of microfluidics and optics, microstructured optical fibres (MOFs) have revolutionized the field of optoelectronics. Tailored guiding, diffractive structures and photonic band-gap effects are used to produce fibres with highly specialised, complex structures, facilitating the development of novel kinds of optical fibre sensors and actuators.
Part One outlines the key materials and fabrication techniques used for microstructured optical fibres. Microfluidics and heat flows, MOF-based metamaterials, novel and liquid crystal infiltrated photonic crystal fibre (PCF) designs, MOFs filled with carbon nanotubes and melting of functional inorganic glasses inside PCFs are all reviewed. Part Two then goes on to investigate sensing and optofluidic applications, with the use of MOFs in structural sensing, sensing units and mechanical sensing explored in detail. PCF’s for switching applications are then discussed before the book concludes by reviewing MOFs for specific nucleic acid detection and resonant bio- and chemical sensing.
Part One outlines the key materials and fabrication techniques used for microstructured optical fibres. Microfluidics and heat flows, MOF-based metamaterials, novel and liquid crystal infiltrated photonic crystal fibre (PCF) designs, MOFs filled with carbon nanotubes and melting of functional inorganic glasses inside PCFs are all reviewed. Part Two then goes on to investigate sensing and optofluidic applications, with the use of MOFs in structural sensing, sensing units and mechanical sensing explored in detail. PCF’s for switching applications are then discussed before the book concludes by reviewing MOFs for specific nucleic acid detection and resonant bio- and chemical sensing.
- Provides users with the necessary knowledge to successfully design and implement microstructured optical fibres for a broad range of uses
- Outlines techniques for developing both traditional and novel types of optical fibre
- Highlights the adaptability of microstructured optical fibres achieved via the use of optofluidics, sensors and actuators, by presenting a diverse selection of applications
Postgraduate students and academic researchers in electronics, optics, photonics, sensors, physics, material science and engineering, as well as R&D managers in such industrial sectors as industrial process monitoring, structural health monitoring and environmental monitoring
Related titlesList of contributorsWoodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical MaterialsPrefacePart One. Materials and fabrication of microstructured optical fibres1. Microfluidics flow and heat transfer in microstructured fibers of circular and elliptical geometry1.1. Introduction1.2. Governing equations of flows along a microchannel1.3. Numerical results1.4. Conclusions2. Drawn metamaterials2.1. Introduction2.2. Fibre-based metamaterials2.3. Drawn wire array metamaterials2.4. Drawn magnetic metamaterials2.5. Applications2.6. Future directions—challenges and opportunities2.7. Conclusions3. Liquid crystal-infiltrated photonic crystal fibres for switching applications3.1. Introduction3.2. LCs in cylindrical capillaries3.3. Light guidance in LC-infiltrated PCFs3.4. Switching components based on LC-infiltrated PCFs3.5. Concluding remarks4. Microstructured optical fiber filled with carbon nanotubes4.1. Introduction4.2. Carbon nanotubes as advanced materials for environmental monitoring4.3. Carbon nanotubes integration techniques with optical fibers4.4. Sensing probes fabrication4.5. Experimental results4.6. Conclusions5. Molten glass-infiltrated photonic crystal fibers5.1. Glassy materials: and why glass-infiltrated photonic crystal fibers (PCFs)?5.2. Glass-infiltrated PCFs: state of the art and fabrication techniques5.3. PBG guidance characteristics of composite all-glass PCFs5.4. Prospects and future directions5.5. Conclusions and final remarksPart Two. Sensing and optofluidic applications6. Microstructured optical fibre-based sensors for structural health monitoring applications6.1. Introduction to structural health monitoring applications and fibre Bragg grating sensors6.2. Microstructured optical fibres for temperature-insensitive pressure and transverse strain sensing6.3. Structural health monitoring-related applications of the butterfly microstructured optical fibres6.4. Conclusion and trends7. Liquid crystals infiltrated photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) for electromagnetic field sensing7.1. Introduction—state of the art: photonic liquid crystal fibers for electromagnetic field sensing7.2. LCs infiltrated microstructured optical fibers7.3. Electric field-induced effects7.4. Optical field-induced effects7.5. Conclusions and research directions8. Polymer micro and microstructured fiber Bragg gratings: recent advancements and applications8.1. Introduction8.2. Polymer optical fibers8.3. Polymer fiber Bragg gratings8.4. Applications of polymer fiber Bragg grating sensors8.5. Conclusions9. Functionalized microstructured optical fibers for specific nucleic acid detection9.1. Introduction9.2. Functionalization and hybridization process9.3. Label-free DNA biosensors based on PNA-functionalized microstructured optical fiber gratings9.4. Detection of unamplified genomic DNA using a large mode area fiber9.5. Conclusion10. Photonic bandgap fibers—a roadway to all-fiber refractometer systems for monitoring of liquid analytes10.1. Introduction10.2. Resonant sensing of liquid-core fiber sensors—a theoretical foundation10.3. Capillary fiber sensors10.4. Hollow-core photonic crystal fiber sensors10.5. Liquid-core Bragg fiber sensors10.6. Solid-core photonic bandgap Bragg fiber spectrometers10.7. Hollow-core Bragg fiber sensor interrogated with all-fiber spectrometer—an all-fiber spectroscopic system10.8. Examples of practical applications of the liquid-core Bragg fiber sensorsIndex
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 20, 2015
- Language: English
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Stavros Pissadakis
Affiliations and expertise
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), GreeceSS
Stefano Selleri
Affiliations and expertise
University of Parma, ItalyRead Optofluidics, Sensors and Actuators in Microstructured Optical Fibers on ScienceDirect