Optical physics

This book brings to life one of the most fundamental entities in the universe: the electromagnetic waves that we perceive as light.

After laying the foundation by explaining the fundamental principles of light propagation and optical resonators, this book delves into the realm of implementing resonators through a fiber-based approach.

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at Euromech Colloquium 308 - Chaos and Noise in Dynamical Systems.

Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Research covers the theoretical and experimental aspects of plasma physics and nuclear fusion.

This book highlights some of the latest advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials from leading researchers in Ukraine, Europe and beyond.

This book reports on a new radome wall configuration based on an inhomogeneous planar layer, which overcomes current fabrication constraints in radome design and yields improved electromagnetic (EM) characteristics.

Head, Eye, and Face Personal Protective Equipment: New Trends, Practice, and Applications presents protective equipment in the context of the latest design trends, materials, and technologies.

Describes the major switching paradigms developed for modern optical networks, discussing their operation and implementation.

This volume is about ultra high-speed cameras, which enable us to see what we normally do not see.

Esta segunda edición, considerablemente corregida y aumentada, está dedicada a estudiantes de física, ingeniería, optometría o cualquier otra carrera conectada directa o indirectamente con la óptica, una de las ramas más antiguas de la física, que ha tenido un resurgimiento muy rápido en los últimos años.

This book comprises selected papers of the 25th International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications, ICDEA 2019, held at UCL, London, UK, in June 2019.

This thesis unites the fields of optical atomic clocks and ultracold molecular science, laying the foundation for optical molecular measurements of unprecedented precision.

High-performance secondary batteries, also called rechargeable or storage batteries, are a key component of electric automobiles, power storage for renewable energies, load levellers of electric power lines, base stations for mobile phones, and emergency power supply in hospitals, in addition to having application in energy security and realization of a low-carbon and resilient society.

This book explores the world of amyloid, consisting of heterogeneous deposits that have captivated scientists for decades.

This volume expands and updates the coverage in the authors' popular 1992 book, Electron Microdiffraction.

Optical Transmission represents a wide set of visions of researchers who are active in the actual research scene in Europe.

This book provides an overview of the applications of ion beam techniques in oxide materials.

Written in the 1980s by one of the fathers of chaos theory, Otto E.

Going beyond standard introductory texts, Mathematical Optics: Classical, Quantum, and Computational Methods brings together many new mathematical techniques from optical science and engineering research.

Handbook of Visual Optics offers an authoritative overview of encyclopedic knowledge in the field of physiological optics.

Dielectrics in Electric Fields explores the influence of electric fields on dielectric-i.

The book explores theoretical foundations of Raman spectroscopy, looking into key concepts such as parameters, perturbation theories, normal vibration modes, and the application of group theory to specific structures.

A comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing field of quantum transport for graduate students, researchers and professionals working in nanoscience.

Examining classic theories, experimental methods, and practical formulas for exploration of the core topics in nonlinear optics, the second edition of this acclaimed text was extensively revised to reflect recent advances in the analysis and modification of material properties for application in frequency conversion, optical switching and limiting,

BASIC Molecular Spectroscopy discusses the utilization of the Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC) programming language in molecular spectroscopy.

The symposium on Acoustical Signal Processing in the Central Auditory System which was held in Prague on September 4--7, 1996 was the third in a series organized in Prague, after the Neuronal Mechanisms of Hearing symposium in 1980 and Auditory Pathway - Structure and Function symposium in 1987.

In the development of telecommunication networks throughout the world, digital transmission has now replaced analog transmission as the predominant choice for new transmission facilities.

This book provides a step-by-step guide on how to construct a narrowband single photon source for the integration with atom-based memory systems.

Johannes Schotz presents the first measurements of optical electro-magnetic near-fields around nanostructures with subcycle-resolution.

In this book we present a snapshot of the state of the art in photonics in 1994, showing typical applications and emerging new ones; discussing the key technologies behind these applications, their limitations, and prospects.

The aquatic coastal zone is one of the most challenging targets for environmental remote sensing.

This collection of the selected papers presented to the Second International Conference on Photonics, Optics and laser technology PHOTOPTICS 2014 covers the three main conference scientific areas of "e;Optics"e;, "e;Photonics"e; and "e;Lasers"e;.

The dynamical projectors method proves to reduce a multicomponent problem to the simplest one-component problem with its solution determined by specific initial or boundary conditions.

Major development efforts in organic materials research has grown for an array of applications.

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

This volume collects the edited and reviewed contribution presented in the 9th iTi Conference that took place virtually, covering fundamental and applied aspects in turbulence.

This book explains in a didactic way the basic concepts of spectral mixing, digital numbers and orbital sensors, and then presents the linear modelling technique of spectral mixing and the generation of fractional images.

A rigorous guide providing a unified, multidisciplinary treatment of the fundamentals of optical and optoelectronic nanostructures.

How does a visual artist manage to narrate a story, which has a sequential and therefore temporal progression, using a static medium consisting solely of spatial sign elements and, what is more, in a single image?

This book explores the early-stage detection of cancer using polarized light.

Progress made during the last few years in nonlinear opticsand quantum electronics has significantly increased ourunderstanding of the interactionbetween light and matter.

This book is addressed to designers of photodetectors and photodetecting systems, designers of focal plane arrays, charge-coupled devices, specialists in IR technologies, designers of optoelectronic detecting, guiding and tracking systems, systems for IR direction finders, lidars, lightwave communication systems, IR imagers.

The advent of microelectromechanic system (MEMS) technologies and nanotechnologies has resulted in a multitude of structures and devices with ultra compact dimensions and with vastly enhanced or even completely novel properties.