Optical Physics

This book is addressed at upper-level undergraduate and graduate students involved in research in atomic, molecular, and optical Physics. It will a...

This book provides a bridge between the basic principles of physics learned as an undergraduate and the skills and knowledge required for advanced ...

The beautiful colours of many inorganic compounds, including minerals and gemstones, as well as the mysterious cold light of luminescence emitted b...

This book provides a bridge between the basic principles of physics learned as an undergraduate and the skills and knowledge required for advanced ...

Quantum optics, i.e. the interaction of individual photons with matter, began with the discoveries of Planck and Einstein, but in recent years it h...

A typical optical system is composed of three basic components: a source, a detector, and a medium in which the optical energy propagates. Many tex...

How do laser beams propagate? Innovative discoveries involving laser beams and their propagation properties are at the heart of Laser Beam Propagat...

A collection of prestigious postgraduate lectures, Nonlinear Dynamics and Spatial Complexity in Optical Systems reviews developments in the theory ...

"a very valuable book for graduate students and researchers in the field of Laser Spectroscopy, which I can fully recommend"—Wolfgang Demtröder, Ka...

Commentaries by the editors to this comprehensive anthology in the area of physics-based vision put the papers in perspective and guide the reader ...

Commentaries by the editors to this comprehensive anthology in the area of physics-based vision put the papers in perspective and guide the reader ...

The authors deliver a complete overview of fiber-optic Fabry-Perot (FFP) sensing technology, integrating the knowledge and tools of multiple fields...

Since the invention of the laser, our fascination with the photon has led to one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing fields of technology. As t...

This volume lays down the foundations of a theory of rings based on finite maps. The purpose of the ring is entirely discussed in terms of the glob...

Commentaries by the editors to this comprehensive anthology in the area of physics-based vision put the papers in perspective and guide the reader ...

This volume lays down the foundations of a theory of rings based on finite maps. The purpose of the ring is entirely discussed in terms of the glob...

2003 Paul Bunge Prize of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation for the History of Scientific InstrumentsJudging the brightness and color of light has lon...

Speckle study constitutes a multidisciplinary area with inherent complexities. In order to conquer challenges such as the variability of samples an...

This book gives a solution to the problem of constructing lightwave paths in free spaces by proposing the concept of a Self-Organized Lightwave Net...

Fourier Series and Optical Transform Techniques in ContemporaryOptics An Introduction For anyone new to Fourier methods, this remarkable book wil...

The first comprehensive and authoritative introductory work on biophotonics Biophotonics involves the use of photonics, the technology of generatin...

This book offers an elementary introduction to optical spectroscopy with polarized light. It is written at a level suitable for undergraduate stude...

A comprehensive treatment of nonlinear optics emphasizing physical concepts and the relationhip between theory and experiment. Systematically descr...

The main objective of this book is to present the basic theoretical principles and practical applications for the classical interferometric techniq...

Colour in art - as in life - is both inspiring and uplifting, but where does it come from? How have artists found new hues, and how have these infl...

'She's a genius, I believe, because she lights up every subject she touches.' Hilary Mantel A Spectator Book of the YearGoethe claimed to know what...

"No one interested in the history of optics, the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century physics, or the general phenomenon of theory change ...

Colorimetry, the science of quantitvely describing color, is essential for color reproduction technology. This is because it creates standards by w...

Over the last decade, an increasingly advanced understanding of nature’s light manipulation strategies has allowed scientists and engineers to desi...

"a very valuable book for graduate students and researchers in the field of Laser Spectroscopy, which I can fully recommend"—Wolfgang Demtröder, Ka...

This introductory text is a reader friendly treatment of geometrical and physical optics emphasizing problems and solved examples with detailed ana...

Optical Multi-Bound Solitons describes the generation and transmission of multi-bound solitons with the potential to form the basis of the temporal...

This book details the lives of two married geniuses, Aden and Marjorie Meinel, who helped to pioneer modern optics and solar energy in the U.S. A...

Why are candle flames yellow? Why does ultraviolet light supposedly kill vampires? What about the monocle? Why was the monocle--a corrective lens t...