Optical Imaging and Sensing Understand the future of optical imaging with this cutting-edge guide
Optoelectronic devices for imaging and sensing are among the backbones of modern technology. Facilitating the mutual conversion of optical and electrical signals, they have applications from telecommunications to molecular spectroscopy, and their incorporation into photon-involved technologies is only growing. The rapid development of this field makes the need for a fully up-to-date introduction all the more critical.
Optical Imaging and Sensing meets this need with a comprehensive guide to the novel materials and devices employed in optical imaging and sensing. Given the current revolution in new imaging materials, an introduction that fully incorporates the latest research is an indispensable tool for scientists and engineers in a huge range of fields. The technologies surveyed here promise to transform public security, 5G and next-generation wireless communication, clinical imaging, and many more.
Optical Imaging and Sensing Readers will also find:
- Detailed discussion of materials including semimetallic graphene, semiconducting black phosphorous, and many more
- Discussion of devices from infrared photodetectors to nonlinear interferometers
- A thorough look forward to the future of the field
Optical Imaging and Sensing is a useful reference for materials scientists, spectroscopists, semiconductor physicists, and engineers working in any field or industry involving optical imaging or sensing technology.
1 INTRODUCTION
Overview
Nanomaterial physics
Nanomaterial chemistry
Emerging heterostructures for optoelectronics
Challenges and prospect of nano-optoelectronic devices
Summary
2 LARGE-SCALE PHOTODETECTOR ARRAYS FOR IMAGING
Introduction
Visible light photodetectors based on nanomaterials
Infrared photodetectors based on nanomaterials
Nanomaterials enabled broadband photodetectors
Flexible photodetector arrays based on nanomaterials
Summary
3 PLASMONIC PHOTODETECTORS FOR IMAGING
Introduction
Plasmonic photodetectors for infrared photodetection
Plasmonic photodetectors for broadband photodetection
Plasmon-based hot electron photodetection
Summary
4 SUB-WAVELENGTH RESOLUTION IMAGING
Introduction
Nano-metamaterials heterostructures based absorber
Nanoscale configuration design for photodetectors
Summary
5 OPTICAL RESISTANCE SWITCH FOR OPTICAL SENSING
Introduction
Graphene optical switch
Nanomaterial heterostructures based switch
Modulation characteristics
Summary
6 OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING
Introduction
Graphene and its derivatives for optical interferometric sensors
Integrated optical interferometric biosensors
Summary
7 NOVEL MATERIALS FOR CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Introduction
Physiological monitoring
Optical-ultrasound imaging
Summary
8 COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING BASED ON NANOMATERIALS
Introduction
Using deep learning for photodetectors
Using machine learning for photodetectors
Summary
9 COMPUTATIONAL OPTICAL SENSING BASED ON NANOMATERIALS
Introduction
Using deep learning for optical sensors
Using machine learning for optical sensors
Summary
10 NOVEL MATERIAL ADVANCES AND ON-CHIP INTEGRATION
Introduction
Integrated with Si
Integrated with III-V compound semiconductors
Challenges and outlook of large-scale device integration
Summary
Jiang Wu, PhD, is a Full Professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). He has previous research experience at University College London, UK, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, an IEEE Senior Member, and a Director of the Chinese Society for Optical Engineering. His research focuses on compound semicondutors and optoelectronic devices for sensing. He has published over 200 technical papers on optoelectronic devices, sensors, and related fields.
Hao Xu, PhD, is a Research Fellow at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) and a visiting researcher at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), China. He obtained his PhD in Photonics and Nanotechnology from University College London, UK, and his research focuses on nanoelectronics and optoelectronics.
