OPTICAL SENSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOCIETY MEGA-CHALLENGES

• Introduction to Photonics (2h)
o Markets, Impact and Prospects
• Introduction to Sensors/Optical Sensors (6h)
o Basic principles for Sensing Systems
o Sensing Parameters, Transduction Characteristics-Mechanisms
o Historical Review for Optical Fiber Sensors
• Review on basic Theory on Light Propagation in Waveguides (4h)
o Planar waveguides
o Optical Fibers
o Optical Fiber Tapers
o Microstructured Optical Fibers/Photonic Crystal Fibers
• Review on basic Theory on Optical Components (4h)
o Fabry-Perot Resonators
o Bragg and Long period gratings
o Whispering Gallery Mode cavities
o Couplers
• Sensing Materials and Device Fabrication Methods (8h)
o Optical fiber and waveguide materials
o Optical fiber and waveguide fabrication methods
o Fabrication methods of photonic components
o Transduction materials and processing methods
• Sensing Devices Detailed Examples per Sector (17h)
o Structural Health Monitoring
o Security-Safety
o Environment
o Energy-E/M fields
o Food
o Health/Biosensors
o Other sectors (Harsh Environmental Sensing, Chemo-sensors, etc)
• Future/Emerging Trends (4h)