Optical physics

This book presents collaborative research works carried out by experimentalists and theorists around the world in the field of nonlinear dynamical systems.

This book covers a number of a rapidly growing areas of knowledge that may be termed as diffractive nanophotonics.

This thesis presents the first successful realization of a compact, low-noise, and few-cycle light source in the mid-infrared wavelength region.

Ultra-high resolution holograms are now finding commercial and industrial applications in such areas as holographic maps, 3D medical imaging, and consumer devices.

This book concerns the theory of optimal transport (OT) and its applications to solving problems in geometric optics.

Introductory textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, covering a number of important subjects in quantum optics.

This book is an outgrowth of a course given by the author for people in industry, government, and universities wishing to understand the implica- tions of emerging optical fiber technology, and how this technology can be applied to their specific information transport and sensing system needs.

From Leonardo to Oppenheimer, from candles to lasers, from cave drawings to cinema, from stonehenge to quantum mechanics, from Genesis to the Big Bang, light has filled our thoughts, our way of life, our aesthetics, our technology, and our means for survival.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This book commences with an introduction to the fundamental principles of light and electron microscopy, laying the groundwork for readers to grasp the significance of ultramicrotomy within these fields.

This thesis describes how the rich internal degrees of freedom of molecules can be exploited to construct the first "e;clock"e; based on ultracold molecules, rather than atoms.

This new edition of Infrared and Terahertz Detectors provides a comprehensive overview of infrared and terahertz detector technology, from fundamental science to materials and fabrication techniques.

Time-correlated Single Photon Counting has been written in the hope that by relating the authors' experiences with a variety of different single photon counting systems, they may provide a useful service to users and potential users of this formidably sensitive technique.

Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3 of the Proceedings of the 2017 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the third volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book, based on a selection of invited presentations from a topical workshop, focusses on time-variable oscillations and their interactions.

This book highlights the background and fundamentals of nonlinear optical materials in relation to all-optical switching applications.

This book explores the optical Hall effect in the sharp focus of laser light.

This book helps to solve the problems and challenges of satellite sensing in the current environment of increasing communications bandwidths and multiplicity of electromagnetic signals.

This book covers all the aspects of surface enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) including a brief history of the discovery of SERS and development of the field, basic principles and enhancement mechanism of SERS.

The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering provided a valuable reference concerning devices or systems that generate, transmit, measure, or detect light, and to a lesser degree, the basic interaction of light and matter.

Unlike the first edition, which was more a collection of lens designs for use in larger projects, the 2nd edition of Modern Lens Design is an optical "e;how-to.

This book is devoted to the investigations of non-stationary electromagnetic processes.

Synthesis of nonequilibrium metallic phases has been an area of great interest to the materials processing community since early 1960.

This book explores many fundamental topics in a basic and easy-to-understand manner.

A comprehensive and self-contained introductory text covering all the fundamental concepts and major principles of photonics.

The book is concerned with the concepts of chaos and fractals, which are within the scopes of dynamical systems, geometry, measure theory, topology, and numerical analysis during the last several decades.

This book presents recent theoretical and experimental results of localized optical modes and low-threshold lasing in spiral photonic media.

This monograph is devoted to urgent questions of the theory and applications of the Monte Carlo method for solving problems of atmospheric optics and hydrooptics.

Fifth International Congress for Electron Microscopy, Volume 2: Biology focuses on the processes, methodologies, approaches, and principles involved in electron microscopy.

Uniquely combines both the optical and electrical properties of guided-wave optoelectronic devices, providing key concepts and practical analytical techniques.

The book explores electromagnetic (EM) waves, which are present everywhere-from radio, television, and cell phones to satellite dishes, antennas, and WiFi.

In this book, the author describes the development of the experimental diffraction setup and structural analysis of non-crystalline particles from material science and biology.

Plasmonics has already revolutionized molecular imaging, cancer research, optical communications, sensing, spectroscopy, and metamaterials development.

Supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate students in quantum theory and quantum optics.

Science is the sermon of today.

This book explores emerging topics in atomic- and nano-scale electronics after the era of Moore's Law, covering both the physical principles behind, and technological implementations for many devices that are now expected  to become  key elements of the future of nanoelectronics beyond traditional complementary metal-oxide semiconductors (CMOS).

Because of the favorable characteristics of solid-state lasers, they have become the preferred candidates for a wide range of applications in science and technology, including spectroscopy, atmospheric monitoring, micromachining, and precision metrology.

This book is a reference for researchers who want to learn about resonant periodic structures for applications in microstrip circuits.

The collection of articles in this book offers a penetrating shaft into the still burgeoning subject of light propagation and localization in photonic crystals and disordered media.

Ideal for graduate courses on quantum optics, this textbook provides an up-to-date account of basic principles and applications.

Rigorous and comprehensive, this pioneering text is the first to combine communications theory with the physics of optical communications.

This thesis reports on sparsity-based multipath exploitation methods for through-the-wall radar imaging.

Held every three years, The International Symposia on the Science and Technology of Light Sources (LS) provide a unique forum for the international community of engineers, scientists, research organizations, and academia from the lighting industry.

The research in this book represents the culmination of a drive to build the first discharge gas laser unencumbered by the effects of diffraction.

This volume presents the Proceedings of the Institute "e;New Development in Optics and Related Fields,"e; held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, from the 6th to the 21st of June, 2005.

Light begins at Stonehenge, where crowds cheer a solstice sunrise.

"e;Sun Protection in Man"e; looks at the beneficial and harmful effects of solar radiation.

This book offers a genuinely practical introduction to the most commonly encountered optical and non-optical systems used for the metrology and characterization of surfaces, including guidance on best practice, calibration, advantages and disadvantages, and interpretation of results.

Through their application in energy-efficient and environmentally friendly devices, zinc oxide (ZnO) and related classes of wide gap semiconductors, including GaN and SiC, are revolutionizing numerous areas, from lighting, energy conversion, photovoltaics, and communications to biotechnology, imaging, and medicine.