Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics – serie
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Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers
Design, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications
Av Carl W. Wilmsen, Henryk Temkin m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
1465 kr
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One of the key advances in photonic technology in recent years is the development of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, or VCSELs. These devices have a huge range of potential applications in areas such as communications, printing, and optical switching. This book, first published in 1999, …
Optical Solitons
Theory and Experiment
Av J. R. Taylor
Häftad, 2005
993 kr
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This book describes both the theoretical and experimental aspects of optical soliton generation, soliton properties and the application of optical solitons to all-optical high-bit-rate communications. Only temporal optical solitons in fibres are considered. The intention of the book is to provide …
The Physics of Laser-Atom Interactions
Häftad, 2005
1418 kr
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This book provides a thorough introduction to the interaction of atoms and atomic ions with optical and magnetic fields. Particular emphasis is placed on the wealth of important multilevel effects, where atomic vapours exhibit anisotropic behaviour. As well as covering the classic two-level atom …
Crystal-Field Engineering of Solid-State Laser Materials
Av Brian Henderson, Ralph H. Bartram m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
1163 kr
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This book is concerned with the underlying science and design of laser materials. It emphasizes the principles of crystal-field engineering and discusses the basic physical concepts that determine laser gain and nonlinear frequency conversion in optical crystals. A concise review of the essential …
Particle Field Holography
Av Chandra S. Vikram, P. L. Knight
Häftad, 2005
764 kr
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This 1992 book provides a thorough and systematic description of particle field holography. The use of holography to study very small objects in a dynamic volume is a technique of importance for scientists and engineers across a variety of disciplines for obtaining information about the size, shape …
Design Issues in Optical Processing
Av John N. Lee
Häftad, 2005
748 kr
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Optical techniques have a huge range of potential applications in signal processing and in the interconnection of digital computing systems. This 1995 book provides a detailed review of the key issues which must be addressed in the design, evaluation and implementation of practical systems for …
Theoretical Problems in Cavity Nonlinear Optics
Av Paul Mandel, P. L. Knight m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
653 kr
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The scientific and technological importance of lasers has generated great interest in the field of cavity nonlinear optics. This book provides a thorough description of this subject in terms of modern dynamical systems theory. Throughout, the emphasis is on deriving analytical results and …
Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Av S. V. Gaponenko, P. L. Knight m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
927 kr
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Low-dimensional semiconductor structures, often referred to as nanocrystals or quantum dots, exhibit fascinating behavior and have a multitude of potential applications, especially in the field of communications. This book examines in detail the optical properties of these structures, giving full …
Atom-Field Interactions and Dressed Atoms
Av G. Compagno, R. Passante m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
944 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory of the interaction between atoms and electromagnetic fields, an area which is central to the investigation of the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics. The first four chapters describe the different forms of the interaction between …
Diode Laser Arrays
Häftad, 2005
971 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles and applications of semiconductor diode laser arrays. All of the major types of arrays are discussed in detail, including coherent, incoherent, edge- and surface-emitting, horizontal- and vertical-cavity, individually …
Measuring the Quantum State of Light
Av Ulf Leonhardt, P. L. Knight m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
944 kr
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Quantum mechanics sets fundamental limits on the amount of information one can extract from a system with a single set of measurements. Recent results of new theoretical analyses and optical experiments have given rise to a more complete knowledge of the quantum properties of light. This book gives …
Ultrafast Fiber Switching Devices and Systems
Av Mohammed N. Islam, P. L. Knight m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
650 kr
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This 1992 book surveys the field of ultrafast fiber switching devices and systems that have potential processing speeds in excess of 50 gigabits-per-second. The treatment covers basic physical principles, device physics and systems applications. The purpose of the book is to provide a complete tour …
The Ray and Wave Theory of Lenses
Häftad, 2006
1188 kr
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Calculations on lens systems are often marred by the unjustifiable use of the small-angle approximation. This book describes in detail how the ray and wave pictures of lens behaviour can be combined and developed into a theory capable of dealing with the large angles encountered in real optical …
Compact Sources of Ultrashort Pulses
Häftad, 2006
993 kr
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This comprehensive volume provides a survey of the many innovations in the field of ultrashort pulse generation, and reviews the state of the art in compact, modelocked laser systems, discussing both their operational principles and potential applications. The theory of short optical pulse …
Interferometry
Av W. H. Steel, P. L. Knight m. fl.
Häftad, 1985
813 kr
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Enlarged and updated in 1983, this is the second edition of Dr Steel's popular textbook on interferometry. The text has been revised throughout and major additions have been made to reflect the phenomenal growth of laser techniques and applications. The book provides a general treatment that brings …
Holographic and Speckle Interferometry
Av Robert Jones, Catherine Wykes
Häftad, 1989
1041 kr
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Holographic and speckle interferometry are optical techniques which use lasers to make non-contracting field view measurements at a sensitivity of the wavelength of light on optically rough (i.e. non-mirrored) surfaces. They may be used to measure static or dynamic displacements, the shape of …
Fabry-Perot Interferometers
Av G. Hernandez, P. L. Knight m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
1237 kr
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This book describes the Fabry-Perot interferometer and its variants as well as its use, optimisation and applications. The author begins with an historical perspective on the development of the instrument. Because of the quantitative uses of the device, the text tends to be mostly mathematical in …
Optical Solitons
Theory and Experiment
Av J. R. Taylor
Inbunden, 1992
2541 kr
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This book describes both the theoretical and experimental aspects of optical soliton generation, soliton properties and the application of optical solitons to all-optical high-bit-rate communications. Only temporal optical solitons in fibres are considered. The intention of the book is to provide …
Particle Field Holography
Inbunden, 1992
2247 kr
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This 1992 book provides a thorough and systematic description of particle field holography. The use of holography to study very small objects in a dynamic volume is a technique of importance for scientists and engineers across a variety of disciplines for obtaining information about the size, shape …
Atom-Field Interactions and Dressed Atoms
Av G. Compagno, R. Passante m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
1931 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory of the interaction between atoms and electromagnetic fields, an area which is central to the investigation of the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics. The first four chapters describe the different forms of the interaction between …
The Elements of Nonlinear Optics
Av Paul N. Butcher, David Cotter m. fl.
Häftad, 1991
976 kr
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There has recently been a rapid growth of activity in nonlinear optics. Effects such as frequency doubling, stimulated Raman scattering, phase conjugation and solitons are of great interest both for their fundamental properties and their many important applications in science and engineering. It is …
Design Issues in Optical Processing
Av John N. Lee
Inbunden, 1995
2166 kr
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Optical techniques have a huge range of potential applications in signal processing and in the interconnection of digital computing systems. This 1995 book provides a detailed review of the key issues which must be addressed in the design, evaluation and implementation of practical systems for …
Ultrafast Fiber Switching Devices and Systems
Inbunden, 1992
1612 kr
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This 1992 book surveys the field of ultrafast fiber switching devices and systems that have potential processing speeds in excess of 50 gigabits-per-second. The treatment covers basic physical principles, device physics and systems applications. The purpose of the book is to provide a complete tour …
Optical Holography
Principles, Techniques and Applications
Inbunden, 1996
2622 kr
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This 1996 book is a greatly expanded edition of what has become one of the best known introductions to the principles, techniques and applications of optical holography. Where necessary, existing sections have been updated, and two new chapters have been added. After presenting the theory of …
Optical Holography
Principles, Techniques and Applications
Av P. Hariharan
Häftad, 1996
1074 kr
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This 1996 book is a greatly expanded edition of what has become one of the best known introductions to the principles, techniques and applications of optical holography. Where necessary, existing sections have been updated, and two new chapters have been added. After presenting the theory of …
The Ray and Wave Theory of Lenses
Av A. Walther
Inbunden, 1995
2175 kr
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Calculations on lens systems are often marred by the unjustifiable use of the small-angle approximation. This book describes in detail how the ray and wave pictures of lens behaviour can be combined and developed into a theory capable of dealing with the large angles encountered in real optical …
Compact Sources of Ultrashort Pulses
Inbunden, 1995
2162 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This comprehensive volume provides a survey of the many innovations in the field of ultrashort pulse generation, and reviews the state of the art in compact, modelocked laser systems, discussing both their operational principles and potential applications. The theory of short optical pulse …
The Physics of Laser-Atom Interactions
Av Dieter Suter
Inbunden, 1997
1970 kr
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This book provides a thorough introduction to the interaction of atoms and atomic ions with optical and magnetic fields. Particular emphasis is placed on the wealth of important multilevel effects, where atomic vapours exhibit anisotropic behaviour. As well as covering the classic two-level atom …
Measuring the Quantum State of Light
Av Ulf Leonhardt, P. L. Knight m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
2247 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Quantum mechanics sets fundamental limits on the amount of information one can extract from a system with a single set of measurements. Recent results of new theoretical analyses and optical experiments have given rise to a more complete knowledge of the quantum properties of light. This book gives …
Theoretical Problems in Cavity Nonlinear Optics
Av Paul Mandel
Inbunden, 1997
2052 kr
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The scientific and technological importance of lasers has generated great interest in the field of cavity nonlinear optics. This book provides a thorough description of this subject in terms of modern dynamical systems theory. Throughout, the emphasis is on deriving analytical results and …
