Optical physics Books

This reference provides an overview of near-Earth laser communication theory developments including component and subsystem technologies, fundamental limitations, and approaches to reach those limits. It covers basic concepts and state-of-the-art...

Preface.- Introduction.- Short historical review of daylight utilisation by living creatures.- Daylight photometry: history, principles and empirical development.- Propagation of light in the atmospheric environment.- Sky luminance characteristics.-...

Introduction.- Diffraction and Fourier Optics.- Principles of Holography.-Basic Methods of Numerical Diffraction.- Digital Holography Configurations.- Theoretical Studies of Digital Holography.- Suppression of DC & Twin Image Terms.- Phase Shifting...

Fiber-optic communication systems have revolutionized our telecommunication infrastructures - currently, almost all telephone land-line, cellular, and internet communications must travel via some form of optical fibers. In...

This is a catalogue of apparatus used for the polarisation of light. It includes a wide range of instruments, such as polarisers, analysers, retardation plates, and more. This book is an invaluable resource for researchers in optics and related fields...

This book provides a comprehensive study of diffraction in inhomogeneous media. It covers the basic principles of diffraction theory and provides detailed examples of its applications. This book is essential for physicists, engineers, and researchers...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This collection of papers upends conventional frameworks in both Science and Religion. The Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Equation proposes a new understanding of light speed unbounded by Einstein's upper limit, that resolves a number of space...

The book uses a combination of quantum theory, semiconductor physics, and nonlinear dynamics to explain how resonant tunneling diode-based photonic devices can contribute to the development of photonic and neuromorphic systems and implement hardware...

This book addresses 5G network capacity requirements with a new architecture for 5G Optical Backhaul Network. The author first describes the challenges for 5G backhaul network requirements and then the details of an Optical Backhaul Network for 5G. The...

This textbook, based on the authors' class-tested material, is accessible to students at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level in physics and engineering. While its primary function is didactic, this book's comprehensive choice of topics and its...

This biography is a personal portrait of one of the best-known Dutch physicists, Nicolaas Bloembergen. Born in 1920 in Dordrecht, Bloembergen studied physics in Utrecht, leaving after World War II for the United States, where he became an American...

This book raises and explains the mystery surrounding the nature and origin of light, as well as giving the reader a résumé of the historic and contemporary theories of light. At the heart of this work, the author tackles the true explanation of light,...

In 1690, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) published Traité de la Lumière, containing his renowned wave theory of light. It is considered a landmark in seventeenth-century science, for the way Huygens mathematized the corpuscular...

An introduction and comprehensive survey of the main issues in mesosocopic physics. Topics covered include quantum Hall effects, transport through quantum wires and dots, coherence in mesoscopic systems, spintronics, disordered...

Photonics concerns the generation, transport, processing and detection of light. It underlies a large amount of industrial activity, mainly devoted to information technology, telecommunications, environmental monitoring,...

An Elementary Treatise on Optics is an accessible guide to light and optics by Isaac Wilber Jackson, a professor of physics at Northwestern University. Jackson's clear and concise explanations of important concepts in optics make this a valuable resource...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This workshop held at the University of North Carolina was in the series which started with meetings in the University of New Hampshire (April 1980) and the University of Michigan (April 1981). More than one hundred ...

The International Workshop on "Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells:: Physics and Applications," was held at National Cheng Kung University, in Tainan, Taiwan, December 15-18, 1997. The objective of the Workshop is to...

Bringing Scanning Probe Microscopy Up to Speed introduces the principles of scanning probe systems with particular emphasis on techniques for increasing speed. The authors include useful information on the characteristics and...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Physik - Optik, Note: 1,3, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Institut für Angewandte Physik/ Labor für Biophysik), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit ist die Kombination von...

Preface.- Contents.- Chapter One.- 1.1 Fourier Optics.- 1.1.1 Free Space propagation: Fresnel & Fraunhofer integrals.- 1.1.2 Imaging system.- 1.2: Diffraction Resolution limitation.- 1.3: Geometrical Resolution limitation.- The effects of sampling by...

After applying the principles of visual science to military reconnaissance andintelligence for many years, the author has prepared a tutorial integrating themany fundamental mechanisms underlying the visual capability found in theanimal kingdom.He shows...

This classic text provides a clear and concise introduction to the principles of geometrical optics. Heath's lucid explanations and helpful diagrams make this book an ideal resource for students and professionals in the field. Whether you are interested...

A seminal early text on lenticular and holographic imaging, Takanori Okoshi's "Three-Dimensional Imaging Techniques" provides analysis and insights into the fundamentals of 3-D perception and the creation of 3-D imagery as well as a history...

The first part of this book overviews the physics of lasers and describes some of the more common types of lasers and their applications.Applications of lasers include CD/DVD players, laser printers and fiber optic communication devices. Part II of this...

This volume emphasizes the science underlying the various phototherapy procedures, which encompasses aspects of classical and molecular photophysics, biological photochemistry, photobiology and biophotonics. Suitable as an...

Advanced spectroscopic techniques allow the probing of very small systems and very fast phenomena, conditions that can be considered "extreme" at the present status of our experimentation and knowledge. Quantum dots,...

Das Buch ""Neue Constructionen Der Auf Ebenen Und Krummen Flachen Erscheinenden Reflexe Und Hierauf Bezugliche Theoreme"" wurde im Jahr 1866 von Niemtschik, Rudolf ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine wissenschaftliche Abhandlung, die sich mit...

This concise scientific guide provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the principles of color and its use in a variety of fields. Through practical examples and clear language, William Benson introduces readers to the fascinating world of...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This book looks at recent developments and the future of collective light emissions for many quantum emitters. It includes new perspectives and research directions for this renewing subject, and will be a valuable resource for researchers, scientists and...

This book offers an overview of the state-of-the-art of visible light communication (VLC) systems across emerging areas of increasing importance within the field. It is an excellent guide for new researchers entering the VLC field.

Susceptibility Tensors for Nonlinear Optics is a unique and invaluable reference book with accompanying software. Starting from basic principles, the book presents a detailed introduction to the concept of optical susceptibilities of crystalline media...

This fully updated second edition of Introduction to Holography provides a theoretical background in optics and holography with a comprehensive survey of practical applications. It is intended for the non-specialist with an interest in using holographic...

Doktorarbeit / Dissertation aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Physik - Optik, Note: 1 , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Centrum für Biomedizinische Optik und Photonik), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war die...