Lab On Fiber Technology

This book focuses on a research field that is rapidly emerging as one of the most promising ones for the global optics and photonics community: the “lab-on-fiber” technology. Inspired by the well-established "lab on-a-chip" concept, this new technology essentially envisages novel and highly functionalized devices completely integrated into a single optical fiber for both communication and sensing applications. Based on the R&D experience of some of the world's leading authorities in the fields of optics, photonics, nanotechnology, and material science, this book provides a broad and accurate description of the main developments and achievements in the lab-on-fiber technology roadmap, also highlighting the new perspectives and challenges to be faced. This book is essential for scientists interested in the cutting-edge fiber optic technology, but also for graduate students.

This book is a collection of contributions by selected active researchers in the optical fiber fields highlighting the design, fabrication, and application of optical fibers and fiber systems and covering various topics such as microstructured optical fibers, polymer fibers, nonlinear effects, optical tweezers, and gyroscopic systems. The goal of the book is to provide an updated overview of the current research trends in the optical fiber fields, serving as a general reference for the recent development in optical fiber technologies, though inevitably many topics are not covered.

The authors deliver a complete overview of fiber-optic Fabry-Perot (FFP) sensing technology, integrating the knowledge and tools of multiple fields including optics, sensing, micromachining, instrumentation, physics, and materials science. The main chapters discuss operating principles, microstructures, fabrication methods, signal demodulation, and instrumentation. This treatment spans the full range of structures (intrinsic/extrinsic, multimode fiber vs single-mode fibers), as well as advanced micromachining technologies and major interrogating and multiplexing methods for the formation of multi-point, quasi-distributed sensing networks. Readers will also gain a summary of state-of-the-art applications in oil, gas, and electricity industries, aerospace technology, and biomedicine. Yun-Jiang Rao is Dean of the School of Communication & Information Engineering, and Director of the Key Lab of Optical Fiber Sensing & Communications at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Zeng-Ling Ran and Yuan Gong are both associate professors at the Optical Fiber Technology Research Laboratory of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

Nanosized sensors enable the study of chemical and biochemical processes at a level and in dimensions that may not have been envisioned some 20 years ago. Fueled by their inherent small size and the unusual optical, magnetic, catalytic, and mechanical properties of nanoparticles, remarkable progress has been made in recent years in the development

Fiber sensing technologies have enabled both fundamental studies and a wide spectrum of applications in every aspect of life. This book highlights the recent advancement in fiber sensing technologies based on newly developed sensing mechanisms, advanced fiber structures, and functional materials. In particular, the integration of functional materials with different electrical, optical, thermal, or mechanical properties into a single fiber offers a wealth of new opportunities in sensing. The book covers the major developments in novel fiber materials, such as semiconductors, metals, polymers, soft glasses, and carbon materials, as well as the sensing applications based on both single fiber and multi-dimensional fiber arrays for temperature, light, strain, vibration, electric and magnetic fields, hazardous chemicals, gases, and physiological signals.

This book provides a thorough vision of the current trends in plasmonic optical fiber biochemical sensing. It gathers the most recent technological information and shows the maturity reached by the different subsequent technologies. Demonstrating roadmaps for the design process and implementation of plasmonic optical fiber biochemical sensors, the book bridges the gap between theory and application. With this philosophy, understanding key physical properties is of paramount importance for the efficient design of sensing platforms that will meet target specifications. You will learn about the role of the fiber configuration and the functional coating on the properties of the resulting optrodes. You will also get an encompassing overview on all optical fiber configurations used for plasmonic sensing thus far, especially on the progress made over the last decade and rendering the technology compatible for use in real conditions. The book presents both fundamental aspects and advanced applications while focusing on recent and emerging fields of research, such as the use of tilted fiber Bragg gratings, the integration of sensors in situ, the use of smart interrogation techniques, and much more. This is a unique reference for both beginners and experts in optical fiber-based sensors, especially for industrial engineers working in biophotonics and biochemical sensing, as it presents state-of-the-art design procedures and sensing features. The book’s theoretical background combined with recent advances of plasmonic-based optical fiber technologies also make it highly beneficial for all researchers, academics, and students specialized or interested in this flourishing and promising discipline.

Microfluidic Biosensors provides a comprehensive overview covering the most recent emerging technologies on the design, fabrication, and integration of microfluidics with transducers. These form various integrated microfluidic biosensors with device configurations ranging from 2D to 4D levels. Coverage also includes advanced printed microfluidic biosensors, flexible microfluidics for wearable biosensors, autonomous lab-on-a-chip biosensors, CMOS-base microanalysis systems, and microfluidic devices for mobile phone biosensing. The editors and contributors of this book represent both academia and industry, come from a varied range of backgrounds, and offer a global perspective. This book discusses the design and principle of microfluidic systems and uses them for biosensing applications. The microfluidic fabrication technologies covered in this book provide an up-to-date view, allowing the community to think of new ways to overcome challenges faced in this field. The focus is on existing and emerging technologies not currently being analyzed extensively elsewhere, providing a unique perspective and much-needed content. The editors have crafted this book to be accessible to all levels of academics from graduate students, researchers, and professors working in the fields of biosensors, microfluidics design, material science, analytical chemistry, biomedical devices, and biomedical engineering. It can also be useful for industry professionals working for microfluidic device manufacturers, or in the industry of biosensors and biomedical devices. Presents an in-depth overview of microfluidic biosensors and associated emerging technologies such as printed microfluidics and novel transducers Addresses a range of microfluidic biosensors with device configurations ranging from 2D to 4D levels Includes the commercialization aspects of microfluidic biosensors that provide insights for scientists and engineers in research and development

This book is a compilation of works presenting recent developments and practical applications in optical fiber technology. It contains 13 chapters from various institutions that represent global research in various topics such as scattering, dispersion, polarization interference, fuse phenomena and optical manipulation, optical fiber laser and sensor applications, passive optical network (PON) and plastic optical fiber (POF) technology. It provides the reader with a broad overview and sampling of the innovative research on optical fiber technologies.