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                          AND function, 91–93           Axes, defined, 421
                          Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4),   Axial approach, 71
                             356
                          Angular velocity measurement, 103
                          Antennas, 100                      B B
                          APD (amplitude probability density),   Background suppression, 147–148
                             205, 207                   Balance sheet projections, 526
                          APDs. See Avalanche photodiode   Bandpass spectral filter, 322
                             detectors                  Bar-code identification systems,
                          Aperture stop (AS), 316, 490, 492  275–277
                          Apodization, 508–509          Bars, LED, 19
                          Application layer (AL), 208–209  Beam angles, calculating, 37–38
                          APT (Advanced Programming Tool),   Beam break mode (direct scanning), 145
                             463                        Beam splitter, 303
                          Array cameras, 382            Bearing fault sensors, 298–300
                          Arrays, LED, 19               Beer-Lambert relationship, 356
                          Artificial intelligence (AI), 246  Bent-pipe satellite, 225
                          AS (aperture stop), 316, 490, 492  BER (bit error rate), 159
                          AS/RS (automated storage and   Bifurcate, 166
                             retrieval systems), 248, 250  Bill of materials (BOM) file, 250
                          Assembly, multisensor-controlled   Billing, 245
                             robot, 412–417             Binary logic chart–parallel connection,
                          Associative recall loop, 308     90
                          Asynchronous data transmission,   Binary signals, 439
                             481                        Biological material sensors, 319–320
                          Attenuators, 177              Biomedical technology sensors
                          Autocorrelation function, 501   detecting biological materials, 319–320
                          Automated guided vehicle (AGV),   early detection and treatment of
                             140–141, 250, 427               lung tumors, 320–321
                          Automated method, structure     overview, 319
                             vibration measurement, 300–301  ultrasensitive single-molecule
                          Automated storage and retrieval    detection, 321–323
                             systems (AS/RS), 248, 250  Bio-sensors, mapping RNA protein
                          Automatic defect classification (ADC),   through, 8–9
                             113                        Bit error rate (BER), 159
                          Automatic machinery, laser sensors   Blackbody error, 516
                             for, 128–131               Blackbody radiation, 334–335
                          Automation program, establishing,  Black-light (long-wave), 21, 23
                              5–7                       Blocking diodes, 91
                          Automotive manufacturing industries,   Blood velocity, measuring, 370
                             laser sensors for, 122–125  Blue (Gallium Nitride) chip, 27
                          Autonomous-vehicle speed      Boiler-drum water, liquid level sensor
                             monitoring, 103               for, 354
                          Auxiliary NC commands, 466    BOM (bill of materials) file, 250
                          Available light sensing options,   Box detection, 146
                             288–289                    Boxcar apodization, 508
                          Avalanche photodiode detectors   Break even analysis, 529–531
                             (APDs)                     Breast cancer, and sensory MEMS,
                            critical performance parameters,   355–356
                               362–363                  Bridges, 219–220, 270
                            dark current and noise current,   Brightness (luminance), 34–35
                               365–367                  Broadband system, for MAP, 217–218
                            Geiger mode, 367            Buckling, 344
                            overview, 359–360           Budget, financial, 526
                            selecting                   Building blocks, CIM, 263–264
                             gain, 364–365              Bulk material level control, 64
                             overview, 363–364          Bulk optical systems, 370
                             responsivity, 364–365      Bundles, fiber-optic
                             types of, 364                design considerations, 167–168
                            structures, 360–362           overview, 165–167
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