Light (optics) books

Quantum Optics gives a coverage of basic laser-related phenomena that allow scientists and engineers to carry out...  Read More >>

There is hardly a field of science or engineering that does not have some interest in light scattering by small...  Read More >>

This work deals with the physics, operating principles and characteristics of the important quantum well devices,...  Read More >>

This new work presents an eclectic treatment of quantum optics, quantum measurements, and mesoscopic physics. Beginning...  Read More >>

This handbook supplies analytical tools for the design and development of adaptive optics systems to enhance their...  Read More >>

Nonlinear Optics of Random Media reviews recent advances in in one of the most prominent fields of physics. It provides...  Read More >>

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The advances of photorefractive optics have demonstrated many useful and practical applications, which include the...  Read More >>

This series, established in 1965, is concerned with recent developments in the general area of atomic, molecular,...  Read More >>

This monograph describes both the theory and observation of gravitational lensing, an effect that is of growing...  Read More >>

Laser cooling has led to new insights into the behavior of atoms and confirmed some of the fundamental notions of...  Read More >>

This book explains optics and optical processes.  Read More >>

This text covers the foundations, the important techniques, and a broad range of applications: from atomic clocks...  Read More >>

An introduction to Hamiltonian fluid dynamics and stability theory which takes a tutorial approach. It examines...  Read More >>

This book looks at the characteristics of telescopes of all types, both those whose performance is set by geometrical...  Read More >>

This text presents the science of light -- that is, the science behind what and how we see. The approach emphasizes...  Read More >>

The importance of electromagnetic scattering combined with developments in efficient numerical algorithms and experimental...  Read More >>

Advances in Imaging & Electron Physics features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially...  Read More >>

This Tutorial Text covers infrared design examples in considerable detail, building on principles presented in an...  Read More >>

Understanding the Light Microscope covers simple ray optics, the aberrations of ""real"" (thick) lenses, polarized...  Read More >>

Solitons are waves of large amplitude which propagate over long distances without dispersing and therefore show...  Read More >>

The subjects that were covered by the lectures can be broadly grouped into four main categories: optical soliton...  Read More >>

These dif­ ferences appear as band structure modifications and as increased importance of Coulomb effects, such...  Read More >>

Since the invention of the first laser 30 years ago, the frequency conversion of laser radiation in nonlinear optical...  Read More >>

This text on advanced accelator concepts includes such topics as new methods of particle acceleration to high energies,...  Read More >>