Optical Chemical Sensors - NATO Science Series II 2006 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division. Table of Contents: List of contributors. Preface. Director s list of participants. Editorial. List of the ISQE courses. 1. Birth of the maser and laser; C. H. Townes. 2. Fiber optic chemical sensors and biosensors: a view back; O. S. Wolfbeis and B. M. Weidgans.- Fundamentals of optical chemical sensing. 3. Fundamentals of optoelectronics; A. Dybko. 4. Optical fibres for optical sensing; I. Kasik et al. 5. Absorption-based sensors; A. Lobnik. 6. Fluorescence-based sensors; G. Orellana. 7. Vibrational spectroscopic sensors; M. Kraft. 8. Chemiluminescence-based sensors; L. J. Blum and C. A. Marquette. 9. Sensors based on spectroscopy of guided waves; J. Homola. 10. Planar optical sensors and evanescent wave effects; C. S. Burke et al. 11. Interferometry in bio and chemosensing; G. Gauglitz. l2. Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy; T. Vo-Dinh and F. Yan. 13. Planar waveguiding systems for optical sensing; P. V. Lambeck and H. J. W. M. Hoekstra. 14. Ultracompact optical sensors based on high index-contrast photonic structures; A. Driessen et al. 15. Polymers in optical sensors; G. J. Mohr. 16. Fundamentals of enzyme-based sensors; M. C. Moreno-Bondi and Elena Benito-Pena. 17. Sol-gels for optical sensors; H. Podbielska, et al. 18 Methods for attachment of antibodies onto optical biosensors; E. Brynda.- Applications of optical chemical sensing. 19. The optical nose; D. R. Walt and T. Sternfeld. 20. Invasive sensors in medicine; F. Baldini. 21 Biosensors for detection of bioterrorist threats; F. S. Ligler. 22. Review of methods of optical gas detection by direct optical spectroscopy, with emphasis on correlation spectroscopy; J. P. Dakin and P. Chambers. 23. DNA and protein sensor arrays; C. Preininger. 24. Sensors for food safety and security; D. B. Papkovsky. 25. Optical chemical sensors for cultural heritage; G. Cristoforetti, et al.- Index"Publisher Marketing: This book covers optical chemical sensing by means of optical waveguides, from the fundamentals to the most recent applications. The book includes a historical review of the development of these sensors, from the earliest laboratory prototypes to the first commercial instrumentations. The book reprints a lecture by the Nobel Laureate Charles Townes on the birth of maser and laser, which lucidly illustrates the development of new science and new technology.