Smart Materials for Ranging Systems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Franse, Jaap (Editor), Eremenko, Victor (Editor), Sirenko, Valentyna (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 226
• Subjects: Physics.; Condensed matter.; Superconductivity.; Superconductors.; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Condensed Matter Physics.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.; Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.

The problem of determining the location of an object, which is usually called ranging, attracts at present much attention in many different areas of applications, among them in ecological and safety devices. Electromagnetic waves along with sound waves are widely used for this purpose. Familiar exam...