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Biomimetics in Photonics
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
Biomimetic photonics is a burgeoning field. Biologists are finding and describing a whole menagerie of unique and astonishingly complex nano- and microstructures in fauna and flora. Material scientists are developing novel multifunctional and hierarchical structures with a wide variety of post-nano...
Published October 25th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
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Optical Properties of Photonic Structures
Interplay of Order and Disorder
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
The collection of articles in this book offers a penetrating shaft into the still burgeoning subject of light propagation and localization in photonic crystals and disordered media. While the subject has its origins in physics, it has broad significance and applicability in disciplines such as...
Published June 24th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
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Nitride Phosphors and Solid-State Lighting
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
Nitride Phosphors and Solid-State Lighting provides an in-depth introduction to the crystal chemistry, synthesis, luminescence, and applications of phosphor materials for solid-state lighting, mainly focusing on new nitride phosphors. Drawing on their extensive experimental work, the authors offer...
Published June 12th 2011 by Taylor & Francis
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Molded Optics
Design and Manufacture
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
While several available texts discuss molded plastic optics, none provide information on all classes of molded optics. Filling this gap, Molded Optics: Design and Manufacture presents detailed descriptions of molded plastic, glass, and infrared optics. Since an understanding of the manufacturing...
Published April 20th 2011 by CRC Press
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An Introduction to Quantum Optics
Photon and Biphoton Physics
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
Authored by a highly regarded international researcher and pioneer in the field, An Introduction to Quantum Optics: Photon and Biphoton Physics is a straightforward overview of basic principles and experimental evidence for the quantum theory of light. This book introduces and analyzes some of the...
Published January 23rd 2011 by Taylor & Francis
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Principles of Adaptive Optics, Third Edition
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
Since the publication of the second edition of Principles of Adaptive Optics, the developments and applications in this area have increased tremendously. Observatories are now producing outstanding science through adaptive optics technology; components, such as micromachined deformable mirrors and...
Published September 13th 2010 by CRC Press
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Optical Tweezers
Methods and Applications
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
The technical development of optical tweezers, along with their application in the biological and physical sciences, has progressed significantly since the demonstration of an optical trap for micron-sized particles based on a single, tightly focused laser beam was first reported more than twenty...
Published June 1st 2010 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
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Thin-Film Optical Filters, Fourth Edition
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
Written by a world-renowned authority of optical coatings, Thin-Film Optical Filters, Fourth Edition presents an introduction to thin-film optical filters for both manufacturers and users. The preeminent author covers an assortment of design, manufacture, performance, and application topics. He...
Published March 15th 2010 by CRC Press
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Principles of Nanophotonics
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
The Theory and Applications of Nanophotonics Devices, Fabrication, and Systems Coauthored by the developer of nanophotonics, Principles of Nanophotonics outlines physically intuitive concepts of the subject using a novel theoretical framework that differs from conventional wave optics. It probes...
Published June 5th 2008 by Taylor & Francis
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The Quantum Phase Operator
A Review
Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
Describing the phase of an electromagnetic field mode or harmonic oscillator has been an obstacle since the early days of modern quantum theory. The quantum phase operator was even more problematic with the invention of the maser and laser in the 1950s and 1960s. This problem was not solved until...
Published April 26th 2007 by Taylor & Francis
Forthcoming Books
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Handbook of Optical Dimensional Metrology
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Laser-Based Measurements for Time and Frequency Domain Applications: A Handbook
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Handbook of 3D Machine Vision: Optical Metrology and Imaging
To Be Published March 19th 2013 -
Microlenses: Properties, Fabrication and Liquid Lenses
To Be Published April 24th 2013 -
Handbook of Silicon Photonics
To Be Published April 29th 2013 -
Advanced Biophotonics: Tissue Optical Sectioning
To Be Published June 25th 2013 -
Quantum Optical Networks
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Ultrashort Pulses: Generation And Spectroscopic Applications
To Be Published August 24th 2013 -
Light: The Physics of the Photon
To Be Published January 25th 2014


