Laser physics

Silicon, the leading material in microelectronics during the last four decades, also promises to be the key material in the future.

This book outlines physically intuitive concepts and theories for students, engineers, and scientists who will be engaged in research in nanophotonics and atom photonics.

These proceedings comprise invited papers from highly experienced researchers in THz technology and security applications.

This thesis deals with the dynamics of state-of-the-art nanophotonic semiconductor structures, providing essential information on fundamental aspects of nonlinear dynamical systems on the one hand, and technological applications in modern telecommunication on the other.

The EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Science Research Committee of the U.

Core-level Spectroscopy in Condensed Systems describes howrecent improvement of various experimental methods, togetherwith new light and x-ray sources, have provided freshinformation about the electronic states and atomicstructures of a wide variety of materials.

The increasing prevalence of nanotechnologies has led to the birth of "e;nanoelectromagnetics,"e; a novel applied science related to the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with quantum mechanical low-dimensional systems.

These proceedings are the result of the third international workshop on Desorption Induced by Electronic Transitions, DIET III, which took place on Shelter Island, NY, May.

The Advanced Study Institute on Fiber and Integrated Optics was held at Cargese from June 23 to July 7, 1978, at a time when both fields were undergoing a very rapid evolution.

This book offers the reader a practical guide to the control and characterization of laser diode beams.

The process of heating and reshaping plastics sheet and film materials has been in use since the beginning of the plastics industry.

Glasses containing metallic nanoparticles exhibit very promising linear and nonlinear optical properties, mainly due to the surface plasmon resonances (SPRs) of the nanoparticles.

This book focuses on the two psychological factors of naturalness and ease of viewing of three-dimensional high-definition television (3D HDTV) images.

Design and Applications of Nano materials for Sensors begins with an introductory contribution by the editors that: gives an overview of the present state of computational and theoretical methods for nanotechnology; outlines hot topics in this field and points to expected developments in the near future.

Adaptive optics allows the theoretical limit of angular resolution to be achieved from a large telescope, despite the presence of turbulence.

This book describes recent advances in radiative transfer, atmospheric remote sensing, polarization optics of random media, and light scattering.

This book reviews various topics in optoelectronics and the design of microelectronic circuits.

During the last decade, a number of novel biophysical methods have been developed that allow the manipulation and study of individual biomolecules.

THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE QUANTUM THEORY OF LIGHT In August of 1995, a group of over 70 physicists met at York University for a three-day symposium in honour of Professor Jean-Pierre Vigier.

Energetic electromagnetic radiation finds frequent uses in science (e.

Modern communication technologies have revolutionized society and econ- omy on a global scale, and progress in this field is still breathtaking.

This volume comprises chapters on the cutting-edge research in photonics undertaken at IIT Kanpur.

Optical Resonators provides a detailed discussion of the properties of optical resonators for lasers from basic theory to recent research.

Catering to the current interest in increasing the spectral efficiency of optical fiber networks by the deployment of high-order modulation formats, this monograph describes transmitters, receivers and performance of optical systems with high-order phase and quadrature amplitude modulation.

Over the last few years, there has been a convergence between the fields of ultrafast science, nonlinear optics, optical frequency metrology, and precision laser spectroscopy.

Ultrafast Phenomena XVI presents the latest advances in ultrafast science, including both ultrafast optical technology and the study of ultrafast phenomena.

Photovoltaics, the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity, is now the fastest growing technology for electricity generation.

This book provides a brief research source for optical fiber sensors for energy production and storage systems, discussing fundamental aspects as well as cutting-edge trends in sensing.

This book on Advance Elements of Laser circuits and systems Nonlinearity applications in engineering addresses two separate engineering and scientific areas, and presents advanced analysis methods for Laser circuits and systems that cover a broad range of engineering and scientific applications.

Fundamentals of Semiconductor Lasers explains the physics and fundamental characteristics of semiconductor lasers with regard to systems applications.

Organic semiconductors are a central topic of advanced materials research.

In the last few years it was seen the emergence of various new quantum phenomena specifically related with electronic or optical confinement on a sub-wavelength-size.

This two-volume book provides an enriching insight into the laser, covering different types of lasers, the basic science behind the technology, their role at the cutting-edge of current scientific research, and their wide-ranging applications.

Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Turbulence is devoted to a method for obtaining analytical solutions to problems of electromagnetic wave propagation in turbulence.

The PUILS series delivers up-to-date reviews of progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science, a newly emerging interdisciplinary research field spanning atomic and molecular physics, molecular science, and optical science, which has been stimulated by the recent developments in ultrafast laser technologies.

This book summarizes the most recent and compelling experimental results for complex oxide interfaces.

This book describes a simple yet innovative method for performing Raman spectroscopy of samples submerged under liquid nitrogen.

The Maxwell theory of electromagnetism was well established in the latter ni- teenth century, when H.

For the first time, distinguished scientists from key institutions worldwide provide a comprehensive approach to optical sensing techniques employing the phenomenon of guided wave propagation for chemical and biosensors.

This book focuses on recent interconnected topics in nanophotonics written by scientists at the forefront of these fields.

This book discusses lock-in thermography (LIT) as a dynamic variant of the widely known IR thermography.

The connection between the electric and magnetic fields is fundamental to our understanding of light as electromagnetic waves.

Nonlinear Photonics and Novel Optical Phenomena contains contributed chapters from leading experts in nonlinear optics and photonics, and provides a comprehensive survey of fundamental concepts as well as hot topics in current research on nonlinear optical waves and related novel phenomena.

These proceedings gather a selection of invited and contributed papers presented during the 16th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers (ICXRL 2018), held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 7 to 12 October 2018.