Light (optics) books

These waves and rays belong to the same family of light, often called photons (from the Greek photos, light), that...  Read More >>

Part of the ""Light Scattering Reviews"" series that is devoted to modern knowledge and milestones in both experimental...  Read More >>

This book reviews the history and the state of the art of random lasers, provides an outline of the basic models...  Read More >>

Optical Micro-Resonators are an exciting new field of research that has gained prominence in the past few years...  Read More >>

For this final volume in their series devoted to photorefractive effects, photorefractive materials and their applications,...  Read More >>

Thanks to new sources of coherent radiation - XUV-lasers and High Order Harmonics - the use of XUV radiation, for...  Read More >>

This book introduces the optical frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) interferometry - a new field of optics...  Read More >>

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I have written this book to fill a void between theory and practice, a void that I perceived while conducting my...  Read More >>

These methods are discussed and applied to theoretical predictions, numerical results and experimental data for...  Read More >>

Complete with encyclopedic coverage of sapphire's growth and fabrication and numerous practical applications, this...  Read More >>

This is a unique book devoted to the important class of both oxide and nitride semiconductors. It covers processing,...  Read More >>

Sources of ultrashort laser pulses are nowadays commercially available and have entered many areas of research and...  Read More >>

A bird's-eye view of the developmental trends and problems of recent photovoltaics is presented. The worldwide effort...  Read More >>

The International Acoustical Imaging Symposium has been held continuously since 1968 as a unique forum for advanced...  Read More >>

Physics and engineering governing the applications of synchrotron radiation is based on enormous achievements during...  Read More >>

Prefaceforthesecondedition Chaos research in laser physics, especially in semiconductor lasers, has - veloped further...  Read More >>

The new edition of this comprehensive reference on astronomy observation methods and techniques includes recent...  Read More >>

This book presents for the first time the theory of the moire phenomenon between aperiodic or random layers. Throughout...  Read More >>

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Several practical design examples reveal the subtleties and challenges encountered during the design of high-performance...  Read More >>

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This is the first book to focus on novel materials and techniques relevant to the burgeoning area of nanoscale photonics...  Read More >>

CPV technology uses a comparatively cost-effective optic to concentrate the sunlight onto a small-sized solar cell...  Read More >>

Offers a broadly approachable treatment of the fundamental principles and developments in the science and technology...  Read More >>