Handbook of Modern Sensors

Jacob Fraden holds a Ph.D. in medical electronics and is president of Fraden Corp., a technology company that develops sensors for consumer, medical and industrial applications. He has authored nearly 60 patents in the areas of sensing, medical instrumentation, security, energy management and others.

• Data Acquisition.- Transfer Functions.- Sensor Characteristics.- Physical Principles of Sensing.- Optical Components of Sensors.- Interface Electronic Circuits.- Detectors of Humans.- Presence, Displacement and Level.- Velocity and Acceleration.- Force and Strain.- Pressure Sensors.- Flow Sensors.- Microphones.- Humidity and Moisture Sensors.- Light Detectors.- Detectors of Ionizing Radiation.- Temperature Sensors.- Chemical and Biological Sensors.- Materials and Technologies.- Appendix.- Index.

Selected by Choice magazine as an "Outstanding Academic Title" for 2016“Each class of sensors is individually addressed in detail from its basics to modern usage. Besides the physics behind the operation of the sensors, sensor applications and limitations are explained well. … This clearly written work would be an excellent resource for most technical readers who want to understand, use, and design with sensors. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; two-year technical program students.” (M. Mehrubeoglu, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016)“This book appeared at a time of increasing need for sensor handbooks and is therefore a good choice for students as well as engineers. It presents an overview giving a comprehensive and up-to-date physical principles, design, and practical implementations of various sensors for scientific, industrial, and consumer applications. … Owing to the amount of content, this is still aworthwhile handbook, which would be interesting for a lot of readers coming from different scientific disciplines.” (Gerald Urban, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, May, 2016)