Optical Sensors for Industrial Inspection and Quality Control
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2025 | Viewed by 109
Special Issue Editors
2. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt
Interests: optical inspection; quality control; interferometry; digital holography; phase retrieval; digital and optical wave field manipulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In-line optical metrology has become a key tool for real-time quality control and process monitoring across a wide range of industries, providing precise, non-contact measurements that are essential for modern manufacturing, inspection and diagnostics. Continuous advances in optical sensor technology have expanded the capabilities of these systems to meet the growing demands for greater accuracy, speed and reliability in a wide range of applications.
This Special Issue, entitled "Optical Sensors for Industrial Inspection and Quality Control", aims to bring together cutting-edge research and developments in the field, focusing on both coherent and non-coherent optical metrology techniques. We invite contributions that explore innovative sensor designs, algorithms and applications that demonstrate the versatility and power of optical metrology in industrial and scientific settings.
Prof. Dr. Mostafa Agour
Dr. Claas Falldorf
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- interferometry and shear interferometry
- holographic and speckle techniques
- phase retrieval
- moire and structured illumination techniques
- deflectometry and image correlation techniques
- hyperspectral techniques
- confocal and focus scanning techniques
- coherence scanning, time-of-flight techniques
- scattering and diffraction based analysis
- advanced imaging and signal processing
- fibre and micro-optical sensors
- measurement systems using artificial intelligence (smart optical sensors)
- microstructures, nanostructures and roughness measurement
- measurement of precision components
- measurement of optical components and systems
- additive manufacturing measurement and inspection
- form measurement/reverse engineering
- non-destructive testing and defect detection
- thickness measurement
- functional surface inspection
- stress and vibration analysis
- inspection of renewable energy system components
- inspection of large objects
- inspection of 2D material (meta-surfaces)
- scattering surface and volume inspection
- measurement systems for Industry 4.0
- determining material properties and parameters
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