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Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
Wiley 2005; US$ 145.00What happens to light when it is trapped in a box? Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics addresses a fascinating question in physics: what happens to light, and in particular to its interaction with matter, when it is trapped inside a box? With the aid of a model-building approach, readers discover the answer to this question and come to appreciate its important... more...
Polarization in spectral lines
Springer 2004; US$ 289.00The scientific research based on spectropolarimetric techniques is undergoing a phase of rapid growth. Instruments of unprecedented sensitivity are nowadays available, particularly for solar observations. To fully exploit the rich diagnostic content of such observations, it is necessary to understand the physical mechanisms involved in the generation... more...
Foundations Of Photonic Crystal Fibres
World Scientific Publishing Company 2005; US$ 75.40This book aims to provide expert guidance to researchers experienced in classical technology, as well as to those new to the field. A variety of perspectives on Photonic Crystal Fibres (PCFs) is presented together with a thorough treatment of the theoretical, physical and mathematical foundations of the optics of PCFs. The range of expertise of the... more...
Modern Foundations Of Quantum Optics
World Scientific Publishing Company 2005; US$ 88.40This textbook offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the basic ideas in modern quantum optics, beginning with a review of the whole of optics, and culminating in the quantum description of light. The book emphasizes the phenomenon of interference as the key to understanding the behavior of light, and discusses distinctions between the classical... more...
Polarised Light in Science and Nature
CRC Press 2001; US$ 47.95This work provides the answers to numerous questions about the natural world and how its inhabitants use polarized light instinctively. If we could learn to "see" polarized light, our world would be more full of speckles, patterns, rainbows and information. more...
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering: Fundamentals and Applications
CRC Press 2003; US$ 165.95The focus of this text is the underlying physics of stimulted brillouin scattering, much of which will be applicable to other fields of research including, to some extent, plasma physics. Reference to experimental details will be given throughout. more...
Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers
Wiley 2007; US$ 140.00Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers deals with the linear optics of birefringent materials, such as liquid crystals and polymers, and surveys light propagation in such media with special attention to applications. It is unique in treating light propagation in micro- and nanostructured birefringent optical elements, such as lenses and... more...
Optics and Photonics
Wiley 2007; US$ 225.00The Second Edition of this successful textbook provides a clear, well-written introduction to both the fundamental principles of optics and the key aspects of photonics to show how the subject has developed in the last few decades, leading to many modern applications. Optics and Photonics: An Introduction, Second Edition thus provides a complete... more...
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Wiley 2007; US$ 225.00Ellipsometry is a powerful tool used for the characterization of thin films and multi-layer semiconductor structures. This book deals with fundamental principles and applications of spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). Beginning with an overview of SE technologies the text moves on to focus on the data analysis of results obtained from SE, Fundamental... more...
Quantum Imaging
Springer 2007; US$ 109.99Quantum Imaging is a branch of quantum optics that investigates the ultimate performance limits of optical imaging allowed by the laws of quantum mechanics. This book gives an overview of the progress in the domain of quantum imaging. It reflects research carried out by leading specialists in the area within the Quantum Imaging network. more...









