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.

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.