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Optoelectronic devices transform electrical signals into optical signals (and vice versa) by utilizing the interaction of electrons and light.

I have written this book to fill a void between theory and practice, a void that I perceived while conducting my own research and development of components and instruments over the last years.

This Springer Handbook of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics comprises a comprehensive reference source that unifies the entire fields of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics, assembling the principal ideas, techniques and results of the field from atomic spectroscopy to applications in comets.

Multi-Photon Quantum Interference covers the phenomena of quantum interference through the multi-photon effects of photon correlation.

Fiber-optic communication systems have revolutionized our telecommunication infrastructures - currently, almost all telephone land-line, cellular, and internet communications must travel via some form of optical fibers.

Ordered porous nanostructures have emerged in the last ten years in different kinds of materials and with different pore diameters and interpore spacing.

This is the first volume of a set of three within the Springer Series in Optical Sciences, and is devoted to photorefractive effects, photorefractive materials, and their applications.

In spite of the remarkable progress that has been made against cancer, the battle is far from over.

Optical Networking Standards: A Comprehensive Guide for Professionals provides a single source reference of over a hundred standards and industry technical specifications for optical networks at all levels: from components to networking systems through global networks, as well as coverage of networks management and services.

Survivable Optical WDM Networks investigates different approaches for designing and operating an optical network with the objectives that (1) more connections can be carried by a given network, leading to more revenue, and (2) connections can recover faster in case of failures, leading to better services.

There are wide-ranging implications in information security beyond national defense.

Photonics and nonlinear optics are important areas of science, engineering and technology.

Written by leading experts in optical radar, or lidar, this book brings all the recent practices up-to-date.

Optoelectronic devices are currently being developed at an extraordinary rate.

Random lasers are the simplest sources of stimulated emission without cavity, with the feedback provided by scattering in a gain medium.

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.

Optical interference plays a prominent role in scientific discovery and modern technology.

The embryonic development of femtoscience stems from advances made in the generation of ultrashort laser pulses.

There has continuously been a massive growth of Internet traffic for these years despite the "e;bubble burst"e; in year 2000.

Since the advent of optical communications, a greattechnological effort has been devoted to the exploitation of the huge bandwidth of optical fibers.

There is no dearth of books on telescope optics and, indeed, optics is clearly a keyelementinthedesignandconstructionoftelescopes.

Optical networks have moved from laboratory settings and theoretical research to real-world deployment and service-oriented explorations.

The physics of semiconductors has seen an enormous evolution within the last ?

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

Solid-state lasers have seen a fast and steady development and are the ubiquitous tool both for research and industrial applications.

Principles of Terahertz Science and Technology aims to elucidate the fundamentals of THz technology and science for potential new users.

Although it has long been possible to make organic materials emit light, it has only recently become possible to do so at the level and with the efficiency and control necessary to make the materials a useful basis for illumination in any but the most specialized uses.

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Visual arts depend on light to communicate, and an understanding of the physical properties of light and color should enhance the communication for both the artist and the viewer.

This book is intended as a course in numerical analysis and approximation theory for advanced undergraduate students or graduate students, and as a reference work for those who lecture or research in this area.

In this valuable reference work, Ichiro Fujieda focuses on the component technologies, device configurations, and operation principles of image acquisition and display technologies and provides detailed use cases to give practical guidance on the various current and potential future applications of these technologies.

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 71 provides a comprehensive compilation of recent developments in a field that is in a state of rapid growth as new experimental and theoretical techniques are used on many problems, both old and new.

Solid State Physics, Volume 73, the latest release in this serial that highlights new advances in the field, presents interesting chapters on a variety of current topics in the field, with each chapter written by an international board of authors.

Progress in Optics, Volume 67, highlights new advances, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics in the field.

Solid State Physics, Volume 72, the latest release in this long-running serial, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting and timely chapters authored by an international board of experts.

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 70 provides a comprehensive compilation of recent developments in a field that is in a state of rapid growth as new experimental and theoretical techniques are used on many problems, both old and new.

Progress in Optics, Volume 66, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters.

Three-Dimensional Microfabrication Using Two-Photon Polymerization (TPP) is the first comprehensive guide to TPP microfabrication-essential reading for researchers and engineers in areas where miniaturization of complex structures is key, such as in the optics, microelectronics, and medical device industries.

Electro-optical and infrared systems are fundamental in the military, medical, commercial, industrial, and private sectors.

Waves in Layered Media focuses on the theory of the propagation of elastic and electromagnetic waves in layered media.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Electron Spin Resonance Spectra, Index for 1958-1963 contains 8000 references to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra published in 67 worldwide journals and two collections from 1958 to 1963.

Holography reviews advances in the field of holography and its various applications in areas such as interferometry, microscopy, and acoustics.

Deconvolution of Absorption Spectra describes the concept and application of signal recovery using deconvolution of absorption spectra, particularly from signal and frequency space.

Laser Speckle and Applications in Optics focuses on developments in laser speckle techniques, with emphasis on the experimental aspect of phenomena and on applications in optics.

Infrared Absorption Spectra: Index for 1958-1962 provides a five-year supplement to the original "e;Infrared Absorption Spectra: Index for 1945-1957.

Vibrational Spectroscopy at High External Pressures: The Diamond Anvil Cell presents the effects of high pressure on the vibrational properties of materials as accomplished in a diamond anvil cell (DAC).

Introduction to Nonlinear Laser Spectroscopy focuses on the principles of nonlinear laser spectroscopy.