Photonics for safety and security

This volume aims to illustrate the state-of-the-art as well as the newest and latest applications of photonics in safety and security. The contributions from renowned and experienced Italian and international scientists, both from the academic and industrial community, present a multidisciplinary and comprehensive overview of this popular topic. The volume is self-contained and offers a broad survey of the various emerging technologies, as well as their applications in the real world. It spans from applications in cultural heritage, to environment, space, monitoring of coasts, quantum cryptogr.

Preface; Contents; 1. What is Photonics? B. Culshaw; 1. Introduction; 2. Photons -- Waves or Particles?; 3. Manipulating Photons: Structures and Materials; 4. Photonics and Materials; 5. Some other Manifestations of Photonics; 6. Some Final Observations; References; 2. Structural Health Monitoring in Buildings, Bridges and Civil Engineering A. Martone, M. Zarrelli, M. Giordano and J. M. López-Higuera; 1. Challenges for Structural Health Monitoring; 1.1. Implementation of SHM; 2. Optical Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring; 2.1. Strain Measurement using FBG Sensors

2.1.1. Temperature Compensation2.1.2. Multiplexing and Networking of FBG Sensors; 2.2. FBG-based Sensors; 2.2.1. Accelerometers; 2.2.2. Inclinometers; 2.3. Distributed Strain Sensing; 3. Applications of FBG in Structural Sensing; 3.1. Civil Construction; 3.2. Bridges; 3.3. Geodynamic; 4. OFS Market; Acknowledgments; References; 3. Remote Sensing Monitoring D. Riccio; 1. Introduction; 2. Global Monitoring for Environment and Security; 2.1. Land; 2.2. Water; 2.3. Atmosphere; 3. Space Segment; 3.1. Synthetic Aperture Radars; 3.2. Optical Sensors; 3.2. Radiometers; 3.3. Spectrometers

3.4. Altimeters3.5. Scatterometers;…