TY - BOOK ID - 19460034 TI - Optical sensor systems in biotechnology AU - Govind Rao. AU - Bluma, A. PY - 2009 SN - 3642034691 9786613074690 3642034705 1283074699 9783642034695 PB - Berlin : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Optical Devices KW - Optical measurements. KW - Light-sensitive cells KW - Light-sensitive detectors KW - Light sensor photodevices KW - Photodetectors KW - Photodevices, Light sensor KW - Photoelectric detectors KW - Photosensors KW - Chemistry. KW - Human genetics. KW - Medical microbiology. KW - Molecular biology. KW - Biotechnology. KW - Biochemistry. KW - Human Genetics. KW - Molecular Medicine. KW - Medical Microbiology. KW - Biochemistry, general. KW - Biological chemistry KW - Chemical composition of organisms KW - Organisms KW - Physiological chemistry KW - Biology KW - Chemistry KW - Medical sciences KW - Chemical engineering KW - Genetic engineering KW - Molecular biochemistry KW - Molecular biophysics KW - Biochemistry KW - Biophysics KW - Biomolecules KW - Systems biology KW - Genetics KW - Heredity, Human KW - Human biology KW - Physical anthropology KW - Physical sciences KW - Composition KW - Optical detectors. KW - Signal processing. KW - Processing, Signal KW - Information measurement KW - Signal theory (Telecommunication) KW - Physical measurements KW - Detectors KW - Optical transducers KW - Optoelectronic devices KW - Medicine. KW - Microbiology. KW - Microbial biology KW - Microorganisms KW - Clinical sciences KW - Medical profession KW - Life sciences KW - Pathology KW - Physicians KW - Health Workforce KW - Optical instruments KW - Biotechnology KW - Medical genetics. KW - Medicine KW - Medical Genetics. KW - Biomedical Research. KW - Research. KW - Biological research KW - Biomedical research KW - Clinical genetics KW - Diseases KW - Heredity of disease KW - Human genetics KW - Genetic disorders KW - Genetic aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19460034 AB - Of all things natural, light is the most sublime. From the very existential belief of the origins of the universe to its role in the evolution of life on earth, light has been inextricably woven into every aspect of our lives. I am grateful to Springer-Verlag and Thomas Scheper for this invitation to organize this volume that continues to expand the use of light to create next generation sensing applications. Indeed, the very act of expanding the frontiers of learning and knowledge are referred to in many languages and cultures as enlightenment. Early optical instruments relied largely on simple combinations of mirrors, prisms and lenses. With these simple devices, substantial progress was made in our understanding of the properties of light and of its interactions with matter. Things got more complicated with the evolution of optical instruments in labo- tory use. Early systems used bulky and expensive hardware to generate light, split it into the desired wavelengths and finally collect it for analysis. The discovery of the laser pushed the technology further, but did not do much to make its adoption more widespread as the lasers themselves were large and required substantial el- trical power to operate. The true revolution is just beginning. Advances in mic- electronics have resulted in the possibility of truly low-cost (using the consumer electronics industry as a parallel) devices that exploit optical measurement technology. ER -