Abstract
Light is a very efficient form of energy for sensing a great variety of stimuli. Among many others, these include distance, motion, temperature, chemical composition, pressure, etc. Light has an electromagnetic nature. It may be considered as propagation of either quanta of energy or electromagnetic waves. This confusing duality nowadays is well explained by quantum electrodynamics [1] and both the quantum and wave properties are used for sensing.
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Fraden, J. (2016). Optical Components of Sensors. In Handbook of Modern Sensors (pp. 155–189). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19303-8_5
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