Optics & Light

The lens is generally the most expensive and least understood part of any camera. In this book, Rudolf Kingslake traces the historical development of the various types of lenses from Daguerre's invention of photography in 1839 through lenses commonly...

Microcavities are semiconductor, metal, or dielectric structures providing optical confinement in one, two or three dimensions. At the end of the 20th century, microcavities have attracted attention due to the discovery of a strong exciton-light coupling...

This book explores ways to improve the classical resolution limits of an imaging system. Various approaches dealing with exceeding the limita tions of the lens aperture, the pixel's size in the camera, and the noise generated at the detector are...

Aimed at students taking laboratory courses in experimental optics, this book introduces readers to optical instruments and their uses. The book explains the basic operation of lenses, mirrors, telescopes in the laboratory and under field conditions, how...

This established textbook provides an accessible but comprehensive introduction to the quantum nature of light and its interaction with matter. The field of quantum optics is covered with clarity and depth, from the underlying theoretical framework of...

Colour is everywhere. From blue skies to red sunsets, from the first flowers in spring to the blazing leaves of autumn. But what is the nature of colour? Scientific books present a variety of mechanical explanations but this approach leaves colour as a...

`This is a most persuasive book on a most important subject. I recommend it highly.' Saul Bellow With scholarship and clarity, Arthur Zajonc takes us on an epic journey into scientific history. Yet Catching the Light is not just about science; it...

The work provides fundamental expertise of quantum optics and photonic quantum technology with particular attention to the generation of non-classical light with semiconductor nanostructures. The book is written by experimentalists for experimentalists...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750360579Author Ronian SiewFormat HardbackPage Count 533Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics PublishingDimensions(mm)...

Overview of techniques in the field of microwave photonics, including recent developments in quantum microwave photonics and integrated microwave photonics Microwave Photonics offers a comprehensive overview of the microwave photonic techniques...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorViktor Hacker, Graz University of Technology, Austria. Christof Sumereder, FH Joanneum of Applied Sciences, Austria.Book InformationISBN 9783110521023Author...

The field of quantum optics has witnessed significant theoretical and experimental developments in recent years. This book provides an in-depth and wide-ranging introduction to the subject, emphasising throughout the basic principles and their...

Quantum Optics gives a comprehensive coverage of developments in quantum optics over the past years. In the early chapters the formalism of quantum optics is elucidated and the main techniques are introduced. These are applied in the later chapters to...

This fourth edition of a well-established textbook takes students from fundamental ideas to the most modern developments in optics. Illustrated with 400 figures, it contains numerous practical examples, many from student laboratory experiments and...

To celebrate the awarding of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics to Shuji Nakamura (along with two other Japanese scientists), this newly updated edition profiles the gifted Japanese engineer who is largely responsible for the coming revolution in lighting...

This book offers the reader a practical guide to the control and characterization of laser diode beams. Laser diodes are the most widely used lasers, accounting for 50% of the global laser market. Correct handling of laser diode beams is the key to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957208510Author Dag LandvikFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Authors' Tranquility PressPublisher Authors' Tranquility PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Springer Book ArchivesBook InformationISBN 9781489956835Author I. A. ViktorovFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.Publisher Springer-Verlag New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936599592Author Michael DentonFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Discovery InstitutePublisher Discovery InstituteWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)...

A lively exploration of how invisibility has gone from science fiction to fact "The science of invisibility remains largely theoretical and abstract. It is in the literature that the field comes alive, and Gbur may be the world's leading expert on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorReinhart Job, Munster University of Applied Sciences, Germany.Book InformationISBN 9783110484373Author Reinhart JobFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint De...

This comprehensive and self-contained text presents the fundamentals of optical imaging from the viewpoint of both ray and wave optics, within a single volume. Comprising three distinct parts, it opens with an introduction to electromagnetic theory,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486453606Author Frits ZernikeFormat PaperbackPage Count 197Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

The first of its kind, this book traces the evolution of motion picture technology in its entirety. Beginning with Huygens' magic lantern and ending in the current electronic era, it explains cinema's scientific foundations and the development of...

In this book, the author of Color, Optical Appearance, Physical Phenomenon and Artistic Means of Expression, which has appeared in six languages, gives as overview of the theory of color from antiquity to the present. His study, clarified by numerous B/W...

A Flash of Light is an intriguing book that starts at the beginning of time itself and then winds its way through a host of fascinating light related topics including the hues of aliens sunsets, the psychology of colour, and the chemistry of LCD screens...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level What is light and how does it work? Did you know it was the fastest thing in the universe? Learn about the different properties of light and the importance of the sun,...

Related Title: Laboratory Scientific Glassblowing: Advanced Techniques and Glassblowing's Place in History'If you are interested in learning about glassblowing techniques for scientific glassware, then this book is an incredible opportunity to learn from...

The aim of this textbook is to provide an overview of nanophotonics, a discipline which was developed around the turn of the millennium. This unique and rapidly evolving subject area is the result of a collaboration between various scientific communities...

This third edition, like its two predecessors, provides a detailed account of the basic theory needed to understand the properties of light and its interactions with atoms, in particular the many nonclassical effects that have now been observed in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750322386Author Christoph GerhardFormat HardbackPage Count 188Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750322904Author Le Nguyen BinhFormat HardbackPage Count 225Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics PublishingWeight(grams)...

Radiometry is an essential part of the optical design of virtually every optical instrument, and key to many applications. It is also used to measure the radiation of various objects. This tutorial examines both the techniques of calculating radiative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750348348Author Jenny MagnesFormat HardbackPage Count 142Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750354455Author Paulsamy MuruganandamFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750332378Author Dr Bogdan-Stefanita CalinFormat HardbackImprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750364317Author Ricardo OliveiraFormat HardbackPage Count 196Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing

This open access book provides a state-of-the-art overview of metrology for upcoming THz communications, considered a key component of next generation wireless communication systems. Effective methods to conduct and evaluate measurements are crucial for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750357876Author Marco OrnigottiFormat HardbackPage Count 260Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750360128Author Perry RiceFormat HardbackImprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing