Optical physics

The book is aimed at description of recent progress in studies of light extinction, absorption, and scattering in turbid media.

Quantum wires are artificial structures characterized by nanoscale cross sections that contain charged particles moving along a single degree of freedom.

Quantum wires are artificial structures characterized by nanoscale cross sections that contain charged particles moving along a single degree of freedom.

This book provides a detailed overview of multifunctional sensors, covering discussions on different types of multifunctional sensors developed in past years.

This book provides a detailed overview of multifunctional sensors, covering discussions on different types of multifunctional sensors developed in past years.

This book explores titanium-based MXenes, an emergent class of materials with a broad range of properties and potential applications.

Progress in Optics, Volume 70 is the latest release in a yearly publication that provides in-depth reviews on topics in experimental theoretical optics, as well as on optical engineering.

In the past 30 years, organic conjugated molecules have received a lot of attention in research because of their unique combination of active properties typical of semiconductors and the technological appeal typical of plastic materials.

Tighter regulations of harmful substances such as NOx, CO, heavy metals, particles, emissions from commercial plants and automobiles reflect a growing demand for lowering the anthropogenic burdens on the environment.

This book provides a systemic and self-contained guide to the theoretical description of the fundamental properties of plasmonic waves.

This book offers a didactic introduction to light-matter interactions at both the classical and semi-classical levels.

Ein Käfer erzeugt das weißeste Weiß, Materialwissenschaftler erschufen das schwärzeste Schwarz – doch im Großen und Ganzen ist unsere Welt vor allem eines: bunt.

Los descubrimientos de Planck y Einstein sobre el carácter ondulatorio y corpuscular de la luz abrieron para la ciencia un complejo y vasto universo de conocimiento acerca de la naturaleza y los procesos físicos de la partícula fundamental de la luz: el fotón.

This book covers a wide range of topics on work function and band alignment, from the basics to practical examples.

Plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) represent an outstanding class of nanomaterials that have the capability to localize light at the nanoscale by exploiting a phenomenon called localized plasmon resonance.

In the big data era, data storage is one of the cores in the whole information chain, which includes production, transfer, sharing, and finally processing.

The book gives a detailed description of optical wireless communication (OWC), including optical laser communication, visible light communication, ultraviolet communication, underwater optical communication and future communication technologies.

Die Kenntnis um die Todeszeit ist häufig ein, mitunter der zentrale Schlüssel zur Lösung von Kriminalfällen.

Der Autor dieses Werks, mit dem Untertitel "Licht, Strahlengänge, Meßgeometrien, Beobachtungswinkel, Größen der Meßfläche und Meßöffnung, Glanzwirkung, Flüssigkeitsgehalt, Trocknung, Flüssigkeitswiederaufnahme, Subjektivität, Kronenkrümmung, Systemart, Meßmodus, Meßsystem-Objekt-Relation, Positionierung, Reproduzierbarkeit .

Der Autor hat die Entstehung der Zahnfarbe systematisch und höchstpräzise u.

In der Zahnmedizin stellt die Zahnfarbe eine von zwei Säulen der dentalen Ästhetik ‒ neben der Form.

Based on a special ONR seminar, Photons and Quantum Fluctuations draws together discoveries in nonclassical or "e;silent"e; light for research workers and postgraduates in quantum optics.

An essential guide detailing information optics, holography and MATLAB.

This handbook provides a comprehensive review of the entire field of laser micro and nano processing, including not only a detailed introduction to individual laser processing techniques but also the fundamentals of laser-matter interaction and lasers, optics, equipment, diagnostics, as well as monitoring and measurement techniques for laser processing.

This book covers the latest problems of modern mathematical methods for three-dimensional problems of diffraction by arbitrary conducting screens.

This book covers the latest problems of modern mathematical methods for three-dimensional problems of diffraction by arbitrary conducting screens.

Progress in Optics, Volume 68 highlights new advances in the field of optics, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics in the field.

Unifying Physics of Accelerators, Lasers and Plasma introduces the physics of accelerators, lasers and plasma in tandem with the industrial methodology of inventiveness, a technique that teaches that similar problems and solutions appear again and again in seemingly dissimilar disciplines.

Holography: Principles and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, practical considerations, and applications of holography.

This textbook delivers a comprehensive review of modern spectroscopy encompassing a plethora of various X-ray, photoelectron, optical and laser, as well as radiofrequency and microwave spectroscopic techniques.

Progress in Optics, Volume 68 highlights new advances in the field of optics, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics in the field.

This book discusses human perception and performance within the framework of the theory of self-organizing systems.

What are the physical mechanisms that underlie the efficient generation and transfer of energy at the nanoscale?

This book provides a wide scope of contributions related to optoelectronic device application in a variety of robotic systems for diverse purposes.

This book provides an interesting snapshot of recent advances in the field of single molecule nanosensing.

The book offers a novel approach to the study of the complex dynamics of cities.

The observational component of astronomy is an exciting and vital part of any astrophysics degree.

This volume presents six review articles devoted to various topics of current interest both in classical and in quantum optics.

From its inception nearly 30 years ago, the optical subdiscipline now referred to as nonimaging optics, has experienced dramatic growth.

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

This book systematically presents a fundamental theory for the local analysis of bifurcation and stability of equilibriums in nonlinear dynamical systems.

This book covers all aspects of waves and optics ranging from one dimensional waves in a vibrating string, two dimensional waves in a vibrating membrane, both of which are transverse, three dimensional electromagneticwaves generated by radiating antennas and longitudinal sound/pressure waves in an air column.

This book covers all aspects of waves and optics ranging from one dimensional waves in a vibrating string, two dimensional waves in a vibrating membrane, both of which are transverse, three dimensional electromagneticwaves generated by radiating antennas and longitudinal sound/pressure waves in an air column.

The fifth volume in Jenny Stanford Series on Intelligent Nanosystems, entitled Outlooking Beyond Nanoelectronics and Nanosystems: Ultra Scaling, Pervasiveness, Sustainable Integration, and Biotic Cross-Inspiration, collects global reviews on (1) the historical cross-inspiration of technologies with nature, their evolution towards nanoelectronic and nanosystem components and their sustainability; (2) new materials, techniques, and pervasive applications out of mainstream; and (3) memristor foundation and new bioengineering developments.

This textbook provides a sound foundation in physical optics by covering key concepts in a rigorous but accessible manner.