As we enter the nineties, there is worldwide awareness that the future of all mankind is inexorably linked by the world we share, and its response to man's activities.
This volume comprises the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Science and Engineering of 1- and O-dimensional semiconductors held at the University of Cadiz from 29th March to 1st April 1989, under the auspices of the NATO International Scientific Exchange Program.
The Advanced Study Institute on Molecular Electro-Optics was held on the campus of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA, from July 14 through July 24, 1980.
Now that holography has matured (wIth Dennis Gabor having received the Nobel Prize In 1971) and that coherent optics has proved to be even more powerful than originally imagined, in open- ing the new field of "e;optical computing,"e; it is particularlyappropri- ate to make available to English-speaking readers the translation of a uniquely outstanding text which presents the general and per- manent foundations of the field.
Although much work has been performed on measure- ments and interpretation of light absorption by opaque or nearly opaque solids, it is surprising to note that until recently relatively little reliable experimental data, and much less theoretical work was available on the nature of transparent solids.
The existence of liquid crystals has been known for nearly a centu- ry; yet it is only in the last ten years that their unique optical, electri- cal, electro-optic, and thermal properties have been exploited to any significant extent in such technological applications as digital d~- plays and thermography.
The material presented in this volume is based on a series of lectures presented at an annual short course entitled "e;Integrated Optics"e; sponsored by the University of Cali- fornia, Santa Barbara, in March of 1973.
The emergence of fibre optics as a commercially viable technology oc- curred barely ten years ago; in this time it has become an established field with a variety of applications.
When Faraday performed the very first experiments on electromagnetic effects, which form the very foundation of modern civilization since virtually everything electrical utilizes them, he was asked of what use his experiments were.
This volume is based on material prepared by the contributors to the symposium on "e;Progress in Gas Dynamic Research by Optical Methods"e;, held on May 25-26, 1970 in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse University.
This book provides an account of modern aspects relating far infrared radiation to properties of solids; it encompasses both theoretical and experimental considerations.
This volume contains the lectures and seminars presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "e;Applied Laser Spectroscopy"e; the fourteenth course of the Europhysics School of Quantum Electronics, held under the supervision of the Quantum Electronics Division of the European Physical Society.
This book contains 17 invited papers and 80 communicated papers presented at the International Symposium on Physical Acoustics, held at the University Campus of Kortrijk, Belgium, from 19-22 June 1990.
This volume contains most of the papers presented at the "e;Workshop on Quasielastic Light Scattering Studies of Fluids and Macromolecular Solutions"e; held at CISE, Segrate (Milano), Italy, from 11 to 13 May, 1979.
This volume contains the Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Acoustical Holography and Imaging, held in San Diego, California, February 4-7, 1975.
The latest progress in acoustical holography and related research areas, generally involving imaging by means of acoustic waves, was discussed and treated in depth at the Fourth International Symposium on Acoustical Holography, held in Santa Barbara, California on April 10-12, 1972.
This volume presents the proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Acoustical Holography, which was held at the Newporter Inn, Newport Beach, on 29-31 July 1970.
This volume presents the proceedings of the Second International Sym- posium on Acoustical Holography, which was held at the Douglas Advanced Research Laboratories on 6 and 7 March 1969, fifteen months after the first symposium.
The introduction of GaAs/ AIGaAs double heterostructure lasers has opened the door to a new age in the application of compound semiconductor materials to microwave and optical technologies.
Fiber Optics Vocabulary Development In 1979, the National Communications System published Technical InfonnationBulle- tin TB 79-1, Vocabulary for Fiber Optics and Lightwave Communications, written by this author.
This volume is a collection of papers presented at the Ninth International Symposium on "e;Ultrafast Processes in Spectroscopy"e; (UPS '95) held at the International Centre for Theo- retical Physics (ICTP), Trieste (Italy), October 30 -November 3, 1995.
Progress in optical fiber sensors The field of optical fiber sensor technology is one that continues to expand and develop at a rate that could barely have been predicted a few years ago.
The International Workshop on "e;Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells:: Physics and Applications,"e; was held at National Cheng Kung University, in Tainan, Taiwan, December 15-18, 1997.
Conventional optical science and technology have been restricted by the diffraction limit from reducing the sizes of optical and photoruc devices to nanometric dimensions.
In the span of only a few decades, the finite element method has become an important numerical technique for solving problems in the subject of charged particle optics.
High Speed Optical Communications provides a comprehensive coverage of the design and modelling of the devices and systems required for optical communication networks.
These Proceedings, consisting of Parts A and B, contain the edited versions of most of the papers presented at the annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation held at the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Snowbird, Utah on July 19-24.
Scalar diffraction from a circular aperture is a ubiquitous problem that arises in a variety of disciplines, such as optics (lenses), acoustics (speakers), electromagnetics (dish antennas), and ultrasonics (piston transducers).
