Optics & optoelectronics

Although there have been extensive developments in computing and communications needs of integrated microsystems, the sensors required to conduct advanced and integrated tasks are only now seeing transformational change. With their huge potential interfacing applications for biological and medical f..

The increased importance of the field of optics has increased the need for engineers to understand its fundamental principles. This book presents the underlying concepts and their applications for engineers who need a practical understanding of how the basic principles of optics affect design decisi..

This second edition provides a single source of information covering all aspects of organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), including the systematic investigation of organic light-emitting materials, device physics and engineering, and manufacturing and performance measurement techniques. Featuring ..

This book covers the essentials of phase-stepping algorithms used in interferometry and pseudointerferometric techniques. It presents the basic concepts and mathematics needed for understanding modern phase estimation methods. The book first focuses on phase retrieval from image transforms using a s..

While photoacoustic imaging is probably the fastest growing biomedical imaging technology, this is the first comprehensive volume in this emerging field to cover both the physics and the noninvasive applications that are changing diagnostic medicine. Photoacoustic Imaging and Spectroscopy examines t..

This book explores the primary principles of photonic crystals and the important research progress of photonic crystal optical devices. It covers photonic crystal all-optical switching, tunable photonic crystal filter, photonic crystal laser, photonic crystal logic devices, and photonic crystal sens..

Surveying the field from fundamental concepts to state-of-the-art developments, Photonics: Principles and Practices builds a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of photonics from the basics of light waves to fiber optics and lasers. Each skillfully crafted chapter fi..

This book provides an introduction to quantum optics for experimental physicists and for college students who have studied quantum mechanics. Its distinguishing feature is its emphasis on multimode fields with correlating different-frequency modes, notably on their phenomenological description and o..

An in-depth exploration of polarized light, this book covers production and uses, facilitating self-study without prior knowledge of Maxwell's equations. This third edition includes more than 2,500 figures and equations along with chapters on polarization elements, anisotropic materials, Stokes pola..

Providing insider viewpoints and perspectives unavailable in any other text, this book presents useful guidelines and tools to produce effective coatings and films. Covering subjects ranging from materials selection and process development to successful system construction and optimization, it conta..

Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers, Second Edition discusses the essential principles, operating characteristics, and current technology of the main fiber laser and amplifier devices based on rare-earth-doped silica and fluorozirconate fibers. Covering all aspects of this revolutionary tec..

Designed for nonspecialists, this multidisciplinary book provides an overview of second-order nonlinear optical characterization techniques, such as second-harmonic generation and sum-frequency generation, which can be easily implemented in any lab. Avoiding extensive mathematical details, the autho..