Applied optics Books

Laser-Based Optical Detection of Explosives offers a comprehensive review of past, present, and emerging laser-based methods for the detection of a variety of explosives. This book:Considers laser propagation safety and explains standard test material...

Opto-Mechanical Systems Design, Fourth Edition is different in many ways from its three earlier editions: coauthor Daniel Vukobratovich has brought his broad expertise in materials, opto-mechanical design, analysis of optical instruments, large mirrors,...

Handbook of Optoelectronics offers a self-contained reference from the basic science and light sources to devices and modern applications across the entire spectrum of disciplines utilizing optoelectronic technologies. This second edition gives a...

Image compression is concerned with minimization of the number of information carrying units used to represent an image. Lossy compression techniques incur some loss of information which is usually imperceptible. In return for...

The Handbook of Carburetion, written by Arthur Benjamin Browne and originally published in 1915, is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of carburetion. Carburetion, the process of mixing fuel and air in an internal combustion engine,...

Experiments and Observations Tending to Illustrate the Nature and Properties of Electricity: In One Letter to Martin Folkes (1746) is a book written by William Watson. It is a detailed account of experiments and observations conducted by the author to...

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...

Quantitative Microbeam Analysis provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of quantitative microbeam analysis (MQA). MQA is a technique used to analyze subatomic quantities of materials blasted from a surface by a laser or particle beam,...

This book will be the first to introduce the Finite Element Method for modelling the electromagnetic phenomena with methodologies using only Maxwell Equations. Avoiding all complex mathematics, this simplified approach will not only benefit undergraduate...

This book offers in-depth and sufficient, broad, step-by-step understanding of the influence of system parameters on image quality. Platforms including spacecraft, aircraft, and ground-based (e.g. rail) are covered to take into account the influence of...

This book examines in detail the physical properties and device applications of semiconductor nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles. It begins with a review of the synthesis and characterization of various semiconductor nanocrystals and metal...

This book analyzes novel possibilities offered to the telecommunication engineer in designing tomorrow's optical networks. Currently, optical and optoelectronic technologies make possible the realization of high-performance optical fiber communication...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to current state-of-the-art auto-segmentation approaches used in radiation oncology for auto-delineation of organs-of-risk for thoracic radiation treatment planning. Containing the latest, cutting edge...

Advances in high spatial resolution mapping capabilities and the new rules established by the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States for the operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) have provided new opportunities to acquire...

Luminescent materials with advanced performance are in the research hot spot with the recent technical developments of the display, lighting, and fluorescence labeling. Rare-earth-doped luminescent materials have been the focus of the research community...

This thesis investigates the issues of implementing multi-sensor imaging system for surveillance applications. Three topics for the fusion of infrared and electro-optic images are studied, i.e. registration, fusion, and evaluation. The first topic is the...

According to Bernie Meyerson, IBM's chief technology of?cer, the traditional sc- ing of semiconductor manufacturing processes died somewhere between the 1- and 90-nanometer nodes. One of the prime reasons is the low dielectric...

This book examines both the potential application of electronic nose technology, and the current state of development of chemical sensors for the detection of vapours from explosives, such as those used in landmines. The two...

This volume contains papers that were presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Nanostructured Materials and Coatings for Biomedical and Sensor Applications held in Kyiv, Ukraine, 4-8 August, 2002. A total of 104...

""Neue Leichtfassliche Anleitung Zur Salzwerkskunde"" ist ein Buch von Karl Christian Von Langsdorf aus dem Jahr 1824. Es ist ein umfassendes Handbuch zur Salzgewinnung und -verarbeitung, das sich an Bergleute, Salzarbeiter und alle Interessierten...

Manuel Pratique Pour L'Etude Et Le Calcul Des Ressorts En Acier (1852) est un livre �����crit par Phillips, Edouard. Ce livre est un guide pratique pour l'�����tude et le calcul des ressorts en acier. Il couvre les diff�����rents types de ressorts en...

Plastic Optical Fiber Sensors cover the fundamentals and applications of a new class of fiber sensors. With contributions from leading academics in the area, this book covers the theory of plastic optical fiber sensors or (POFs), as well as applications...

Photojournalism Disrupted addresses the unprecedented disruptions in photojournalism over the last decade, with a particular focus on the Australian news media context. Using a mixed methods approach, the book assesses the situation facing press...

This book offers a thorough and up-to-date overview of the latest reproductive graphic process technologies. Written by an expert in the field, it covers a range of topics, from photogravure to collotype to chromolithography. Whether you are a...

This book gives an account of a number of recent developments in two different subfields of research, optics and micro--electronics. The leading principle in presenting them together in one book is the striking similarity...

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...

If you're looking for the most effective solution to hair regrowth, hair thickening, or hair loss, this comprehensive, leading-edge book in laser phototherapy (LPT) is for you. Billions of women and men who experience hair loss try shampoos, serums,...

Written by an eminent author, Pulsars as Astrophysical Laboratories for Nuclear and Particle Physics discusses how pulsars are ideal probes for various physical studies, focusing on the interface between nuclear physics, particle physics, and Einstein's...

The propagation of light in dispersive media is a subject of fundamental as well as practical importance. In recent years attention has focused in particular on how refractive index can vary with frequency in such a way that the group velocities of...

Optical network design and modelling is an essential issue for planning and operating networks for the next century. The main issues in optical networking are being widely investigated not only for WDM networks but also for...

This book focuses on implementation of a possible Hybrid Image Examination technique for medical images describing various image thresholding and segmentation methods along with essential details, such as test image preparation, implementation of a...

Radar networks are increasingly regarded as an efficient approach to enhancing radar capabilities in the face of popular anti-radar techniques and hostile operating environments. The book discusses emerging topics that directly relate to...

Radar polarimetry has been used for the precise monitoring of the Earth surface. This book explains the basic polarimetry concept and its diverse applications. Fully color-coded images make it easy to understand and recognize polarization by color. This...

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The concepts as well as applications of various image processing techniques are elucidated in this comprehensive book. The book offers image processing principles and practical software implementation on a wider area of its usage. It combines the...

This book aims to present the latest developments in the field of laser pulses. It explains the characteristics of laser pulse creation, classification and applications. It even illustrates some accomplishments made in designs, experiments and theories...

Essential information regarding the field of optical amplifiers has been elucidated in this book. The increase in information traffic at an explosive pace accounts for a crucial role of optics in meeting the demand of data processing and super-fast...

This book comprehensively introduces photonic crystals and their applications including design and modeling characteristics. Photonic crystals are described as the periodic optical nanostructures that are designed to affect the motion of photons in a...

The latest advances and developments in the field of document recognition are comprehensively presented in this extensive book. Camera-captured documents, natural scene images and videos have emerged as the new-age document recognition media due to the...

The advances as well as applications of carbon dioxide laser are elucidated in this book. It provides comprehensive information regarding fundamentals of CO2 laser operation and its upgraded new systems and technologies. Frequency equalization, lasers...

This book presents a descriptive account on various latest advances in the field of optical communication systems. These systems are extremely essential for all types of networks and telecommunications. They comprise of a transmitter which encodes the...

Photonics is a sphere of work that's been garnering a rapid pace and importance among academicians, scientists and experts across the globe. This amount of significance comes from its diverse applications, that's nearly universal in scientific and...

Optical devices have revolutionized the modern era. These devices have made our lives much easier for communication and computation. In a certain way, it has converted the whole world into a global village. Novel nanoscale structures have shown a broad...

This book is designed to provide an ideal introduction to the field of adaptive optics. In the past few years, there has been constant development in adaptive optics technology, theory, and systems growth. Lately, there has been an increase in the...

This book extensively elucidates the techniques and applications of Nd:YAG laser, which has evolved ever since its discovery almost a half century ago at Bell Laboratory in 1964. This technique has been widely incorporated in medicine for therapy and...

This book discusses several topics associated with different laser systems intended for applications in science and numerous industries. Some of them are latest achievements in laser physics, while others face renewal in industrial applications. The book...