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Although there have been extensive developments in computing and communications needs of integrated microsystems, the sensors required to conduct advanced and integrated tasks are only now seeing transformational change. With their huge potential interfacing applications for biological and medical fields, sensors will soon become ubiquitous. Focusing heavily on practical applications but remaining light on physics and math, this book addresses the developments necessary to make truly integrated sensors a reality in physical, biological, optical, and chemical sensing, as well as future micro- and nanotechnologies.
List of contents
PART 1: Optical and Acoustic SensorsOptical Fiber Sensors. Sensors Based on Polymer Optical Fibers: Microstructured and Solid Fibers. Label-Free Biosensors for Biomedical Applications: The Potential of Integrated Optical Biosensors and Silicon Photonics. Luminescent Thermometry for Sensing Rapid Thermal Profiles in Fires and Explosions. Solar Cell Analyses with Ultraviolet-Visible-Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and I-V Measurements. Sensing Applications Using Photoacoustic Spectroscopy. Design of a Low-Cost Underwater Acoustic Modem.
PART 2: Magnetic and Mechanical SensorsAccurate Scanning of Magnetic Fields. Artificial Microsystems for Sensing Airflow, Temperature, and Humidity by Combining MEMS and CMOS Technologies. Microelectromechanical System-Based Micro Hot-Plate Devices. Vibration Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Microelectromechanical Systems. Self-Powered Wireless Sensing in Ground Transport Applications.
About the author
Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski manages R&D at Redlen Technologies Inc., a start-up company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Redlen's revolutionary production process for advanced semiconductor materials is enabling a new generation of more accurate, all-digital, radiation-based imaging solutions. Dr. Iniewski is also president of CMOS Emerging Technologies, which organizes high-tech events covering communications, microsystems, optoelectronics, and sensors. Dr. Iniewski has held numerous faculty and management positions at the University of Toronto, the University of Alberta, SFU, and PMC-Sierra, Inc. He holds 18 international patents, has published more than 100 research papers in international journals and conferences, and has written and edited several books. He is frequently invited as a speaker and has consulted for several organizations around the world.
