Photonic Bandgap Structures Novel Technological Platforms for Physical, Chemical and Biological Sensing
Author | : Marco Pisco |
Publisher | : Bentham Science Publishers |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2012-07-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781608054480 |
ISBN-13 | : 1608054489 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This E-Book covers the research and the development of a novel generation of photonic devices for sensing applications. The E-Book starts with a brief review of basic photonic crystal (PhC) structure related concepts and describes the numerical and technological tools useful in the design and fabrication of devices based on PhCs. Next, the E-Book provides a selection of crossover topics emerging in the scientific community as breaking through researches, technologies and sciences for the development of novel technological platforms for physical, chemical and biological sensing. The E-Book ends with a description of the main PhC sensors to date by representing many of the exciting sensing applications that utilize photonic crystal structures.