Videos and Books

Recommended Reference Material

Eric Udd, President

Eric Udd, President, Blue Road Research



  • Fiber Optic Sensors: An Introduction for Engineers and Scientists, edited by Eric Udd (Wiley 1991)
  • Fiber Optic Smart Structures, edited by Eric Udd (Wiley, 1995)

To order call Wiley and Sons at 800-879-4539.



Fiber Optic Sensor Video Short Course Series

This series of 11 videotapes constituting a 20-hour comprehensive course on fiber optic sensors is presented by some of the leading experts in the field.  These videotapes have been developed by Blue Road Research in cooperation with The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).  Each tape is divided into 1 or 2 hour segments on specific topics such as fiber optic Smart Structures, fiber gratings, Mach-Zehnder and Michelson Interferometers and much more.  For a brochure and ordering information, please call Kathleen Robinson at SPIE (360 676-3290) or visit SPIE by clicking here.

Fiber Optic Sensors: An Introduction for Engineers and Scientists

This 5-hour course is an introduction to the rapidly emerging field of fiber optic sensors.

Part I: Fundamental Components and Concepts
Part II: Intensity Based and Fabry-Perot Interferometric Sensors
Part III: The Sagnac Interferometer, Rotation, Acoustic and Strain Sensing
Part IV: The Mach-Zhender and Michelson Interferometers and Multiplexing
Part V: Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Industrial Applications of Fiber Optic Sensors

For more information, visit SPIE by clicking here.