Optical physics

This research monograph presents a systematic treatment of the theory of the propagation of transient electromagnetic fields (such as optical pulses) through dielectric media which exhibit both dispersion and absorption.

Semiconductor-Laser Physics discusses the underlying physics and operational principles of semiconductor lasers.

This monograph is devoted to the systematic presentation of the theory of sound- wave propagation in layered structures.

The phenomenon of Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) has been known for some time and was first treated theoretically by Kronig in the 1930s.

This volume is a monograph on parallel optical interconnects.

Ten years ago the author, together with eight co-authors, edited a textbook Remote Sensing for Environmental Sciences within the series on Ecological Studies of Springer-Verlag.

There are both a remote and a proximate history in the development of this book.

The field of nonlinear optics has witnessed a tremendous evolution since its beginnings in the early sixties.

This is a collection of papers presented at the Topical Meeting on Optical BistabiJity (OB3) held December 2-4,1985 in Tucson, Arizona.

Methods of scientific investigation can be divided into two categories: they are either macroscopic or microscopic in nature.

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On September 10-13, 1990, the first international meeting on Microsystem Technologies takes place at the Berlin International Congress Center.

The content of this book is the result of the work and the experiences of an interdisciplinary and strictly European group of researchers who have attempted to give birth to a new fibre communication network concept by exploiting the potential benefits of optical coherent transmission.

Research into social systems is challenging due to their complex nature.

This book presents the various types of resonance effects on excitons, biexcitons and the local electronic centers (LEC) in solids, such as paramagnetic and paraelectric resonances on excitons, exciton acoustic resonance at intra- and interband transitions, radio-optical double resonance on excitons, hole-nuclear double resonance on localized biexcitons, ENDOR and acoustic ENDOR on LEC.

In this brief, Mary Virginia Orna details the history of color from the chemical point of view.

In the past decade, there has been a burst of new and fascinating physics associated to the unique properties of two-dimensional exciton polaritons, their recent demonstration of condensation under non-equilibrium conditions and all the related quantum phenomena, which have stimulated extensive research work.

This book outlines, with the help of several specific examples, the important role played by absorption spectroscopy in the investigation of deep-level centers introduced in semiconductors and insulators like diamond, silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide by high-energy irradiation, residual impurities, and defects produced during crystal growth.

But all the clocks in the city Began to whirr and chime: 'O let not Time deceive you, You cannot conquer Time.

Based on eight extensive lectures selected from those given at the renowned Chris Engelbrecht Summer School in Theoretical Physics in South Africa, this text on the theoretical foundations of quantum information processing and communication covers an array of topics, including quantum probabilities, open systems, and non-Markovian dynamics and decoherence.

Quantum trajectory theory is largely employed in theoretical quantum optics and quantum open system theory and is closely related to the conceptual formalism of quantum mechanics (quantum measurement theory).

Entanglement and (de-)coherence arguably define the central issues of concern in present day quantum information theory.

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.

The aim of publishing this book is the further development of the concept of dissipative solitons, which has been in the air for at least the last decade and a half.

Nanoscale miniaturization and femtosecond laser-pulse spectroscopy require a quantum mechanical description of the carrier kinetics that goes beyond the conventional Boltzmann theory.

It was a greatest pleasure for me to learn that Springer-Verlag wished to produce a second edition of my book.

Latest developments associated with two currently active and very important theoretical and practical topics in nonlinear optics, namely solitons and fibers, are considered in this volume.

Holographic Interferometry provides a valuable andup-to-date source of information in the rapidly expandingfield.

The Eighth International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy (EICOLS '87) was held at the Sunwing Hotel in A.

This monograph compares classical and quantum dynamics for unstable (chaotic) systems.

Time-Resolved Light-Scattering from Excitons investigates exciton states in semiconductors and their relaxation processes by time-resolved light-scattering.

photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena contains reviewsand a large numberof selected contributed papers reportingprogress in the application of new photoacoustic and photo-thermal techniques in physics, chemistry, biology, medicineand materials science.

Single-mode fibers are the most advanced means of transmitting information, since they provide extremely low attenuation and very high bandwidths.

Professor Hunsperger's Integrated Optics is one of the few texts that is comprehensive and thorough enough for use both as a classroom text (practice problems are included) and as a specialist's reference.

This volume originated in a happy event honoring Arthur Schawlow on his 65th birthday.

The CO2-laser technology may be considered the most advanced in the laser field.

This volume contains ten lectures presented in the series ULB Lectures in Nonlinear Optics at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles during the period October 28 to November 4, 1991.

In June 1984 a conference on visible and IR tunable solid-state lasers was held in La Jolla, California.

Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena III comprisescontributions explaining new topics, relevant theories,novel methods, and the developmentof instrumentation inthis active research area - information that is otherwisenot available in a single volume.

Photothermal science continues to be an area of rapid development and active investigation, as is demonstrated by this volume.

This is the sixth volume of a well-established and popular series in which expert practitioners discuss topical aspects of light scattering in solids.

The growth of interest and research activity in X -ray microscopy is reflected in the increasing size and scope of a related series of international conferences, the latest of which (XRM90) was held at King's College London (3-7 September 1990) with over 130 delegates.

Nonlinear science is by now a well established field of research at the interface of many traditional disciplines and draws on the theoretical concepts developed in physics and mathematics.

In Dye Lasers: 25 years, the pioneers and leading experts inthe field of dye lasers present the current status andbright future perspectives of dye lasers and theirapplications in physics and chemistry.

Of interest to both experts and newcomers to the field, this book discusses optical information recording in photorefractive crystals.

This monograph deals with diverse applications of holographic interferome- try in experimental solid mechanics.