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DescriptionThis book provides a detailed overview of the evolution of undersea communications systems, with emphasis on the most recent breakthroughs of optical submarine cable technologies based upon Wavelength Division Multiplexing, optical amplification, new-generation optical fibers, and high-speed digital electronics.

Troubleshooting Optical Fiber Networks offers comprehensive, state-of-the-art information about time-domain fiber-optic testing.

The subjects reviewed in the Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics series cover a broad range of themes including microscopy, electromagnetic fields and image coding.

Among the subjects reviewed in these Advances, the properties and computation of electromagnetic fields have been considered on several occasions.

Image processing and a major contribution on microscopy dominate the latest volume of these advances.

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials--Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy.

5G is the fifth generation of wireless technology and NR stands for a new radio interface and radio access technology for cellular networks i.

As the first collection of new work on sound and cinema in over a decade, Lowering the Boom addresses the expanding field of film sound theory and its significance in rethinking historical models of film analysis.

The largely untold stories of innumerable, rather humble, lives spent 'in service' are lying just below the surface of many great houses.

Nonlinear optics is the study of the interaction of intense laser light with matter.

"Der Mini-Guide für Förderungen: Ihr Schlüssel zur finanziellen Unterstützung!

Neuromorphic Photonic Devices and Applications synthesizes the most critical advances in photonic neuromorphic models, photonic material platforms and accelerators for neuromorphic computing.

This well-established textbook has been fully reviewed and updated by a new author to ensure a modern coverage of the contents in depth.

Remote sensing is a technology that engages electromagnetic sensors to measure and monitor changes in the earth's surface and atmosphere.

Neuromorphic Photonic Devices and Applications synthesizes the most critical advances in photonic neuromorphic models, photonic material platforms and accelerators for neuromorphic computing.

If you take an interest in military and national security affairs, you have probably read the works of Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, and Thucydides.

The Optical Society of America (OSA) and SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering have awarded Robert Boyd with an honorable mention for the Joseph W.

The Optical Society of America (OSA) and SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering have awarded Govind Agrawal with an honorable mention for the Joseph W.

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

Don Butler has compiled an invaluable list of the man-hours required for ship repair estimates.

This book provides an overview of the latest R&D advancements in the field of ICT technologies inherent to a New Space vision.

This book introduces the emerging areas of laser-based manufacturing such as additive manufacturing (AM) of metal matrix composites (MMCs), joining of hard-to-weld superalloys, damage-free machining of fiber-reinforced composites, surface properties enhancement using cladding techniques, and modeling and simulation of laser beam manufacturing techniques.

This textbook provides an accessible and self-contained introduction to the physics behind fluid dynamics; exploring the laws of nature describing three out of four fundamental states of matter (liquids, gases, and plasmas).

Defense against nuclear attackso natural and seemingly so compelling a goalhas provoked debate for at least twenty years.

This book is a comprehensive contributed volume that aims to describe and explain the design, fabrication, operating characteristics, and specific applications of the most popular and useful types of specialty optical fibers.

Complete Ceramics marries modern appeal with an age-old craft.

Morgan Jones' Valve Amplifiers has been widely recognised as the most complete guide to valve amplifier design, modification, analysis, construction and maintenance written for over 30 years.

UMTS is the wireless network technology behind the rollout of Third Generation (3G) mobile telecoms networks which will bring video, music and internet services to the cellphone and a range of electronic products.

The purpose of this book is to give a theoretical and practical introduction to seismic-while-drilling by using the drill-bit noise.

Readers will use this knowledge to develop the required techniques for design, installation and maintenance of their own fiber optic systems.

Introduction to Fiber Optics is well established as an introductory text for engineers, managers and students.

This COSPAR Colloquium Series deals with the main achievements that were accomplished through the collaborative efforts among ISTP participants; the plasma dynamics of magnetic reconnection in a thin plasma sheet, the action of the solar wind on the plasma population in the plasma sheet and around the magnetotail boundary layer, the relationship between the substrom expansion region and the X-line formation in the magnetotail, and the temporal evolution of the dipolarization from from the near-Earth to the distant tail.

Scattering, Natural Surfaces, and Fractals provides a comprehensive overview of electromagnetic scattering from natural surfaces, ranging from the classical to the more recent (fractal) approach.

This book is a MUST for everyone in and around the optics community!

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.

Building Valve Amplifiers is a unique hands-on guide for anyone working with tube audio equipment - as an electronics experimenter, audiophile or audio engineer.

So much now points to life beyond Earth.

Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive survey of the planetary physics and physical chemistry of our own solar system.

Optoelectronics has become an important part of our lives.

This book highlights a comprehensive introduction to the principles and calculation methods of computational optical imaging.

This book provides a practical perspective of all the processes involved in estimating mineral resources and reserves, including mine-to-mill reconciliation.

Ship Construction is a comprehensive text for students of naval architecture, ship building and construction, and for professional Naval Architects and Marine Engineers as a refresher on the latest developments in ship types, safety and shipyard practices.

This book provides guidelines and design rules for developing high-performance, low-cost, and energy-efficient quantum-dot (QD) lasers for silicon photonic integrated circuits (PIC), optical frequency comb generation, and quantum information systems.

This book highlights a comprehensive introduction to the principles and calculation methods of computational optical imaging.

Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena, Second Edition serves as an introduction to the phenomena of ultra short laser pulses and describes how this technology can be used to examine problems in areas such as electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics.

Solitons are waves that retain their form through obstacle and distance.

Optics clearly explains the principles of optics using excellent pedagogy to support student learning.

Whether you are a dedicated audiophile who wants to gain a more complete understanding of the design issues behind a truly great amp, or a professional electronic designer seeking to learn more about the art of amplifier design, there can be no better place to start than with the 35 classic magazine articles collected together in this book.

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials-Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy.

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials-Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy.