Optical Physics

From the earliest eras, light has always been a fascinating resource for humankind. From pre-historic to modern times, man evolved while harnessing...

The properties of quasi-random and random photonic systems have been extensively studied over the last two decades, but recent technological advanc...

Three experts in the field of thin-film optics present a detailed and self-contained theoretical study of planar multilayers and how they can be ef...

An invaluable text for the teaching, design, and development of gas sensor technology. This excellent resource synthesizes the fundamental principl...

With this accessible, introductory guide, you will quickly learn how to use and apply optical spectroscopy and optical microscopy techniques. Focus...

An optical lattice is formed by the interference of counter-propagating laser beams, creating a spatially periodic polarization pattern. The result...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the applications, types and efficacy of photoluminescence. Topics discussed incl...

This book illustrates the history of Atomic Physics and shows how its most recent advances allow the possibility of performing precise measurements...

Microcavities are semiconductor, metal, or dielectric structures providing optical confinement in one, two or three dimensions. At the end of the 2...

Discover how mid-infrared and terahertz photonics has been revolutionized in this comprehensive overview of state-of-the art quantum cascade lasers...

Ultrafast science has long been limited to the investigation of molecular processes. Over the past 10 years investigation of ultrafast processes ha...

If you could be invisible, what would you do? The chances are that it would have something to do with power, wealth or sex. Perhaps all three. But ...

In this book, the authors have provided the latest and most in-depth information on one of clinical medicines most useful tools: Low-Level Laser Th...

Thanks to the pioneering works of Ashkin and coworkers, optical tweezers (OTs) have become an invaluable tool for myriad studies throughout the nat...

Based on the author's extensive teaching experience and lecture notes, this textbook provides a substantially analytical rather than descriptive pr...

Covering a broad range of topics in modern optical physics and engineering, this textbook is invaluable for undergraduate students studying laser p...

This book is a science text about light for the general reader; it is also an adventure story and a detective story revealing how the secrets of li...

This book is a science text about light for the general reader; it is also an adventure story and a detective story revealing how the secrets of li...

Physics on Your Feet (2nd Edition) is a significantly expanded collection of physics problems covering the broad range of topics in classical and m...

In the 1990s, optical technology and photonics industry developed fast, but further progress became difficult due to a fundamental limit of light k...