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1. Handbook of Silicon Photonics

   Edited by Laurent Vivien, Lorenzo Pavesi

   Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics

   The development of integrated silicon photonic circuits has recently been driven by the Internet and the push for high bandwidth as well as the need to reduce power dissipation induced by high data-rate signal transmission. To reach these goals, efficient passive and active silicon photonic devices...

   Published April 2nd 2013 by Taylor & Francis
2. Microlenses

   Properties, Fabrication and Liquid Lenses

   By Hongrui Jiang, Xuefeng Zeng

   Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics

   Due to the development of microscale fabrication methods, microlenses are being used more and more in many unique applications, such as artificial implementations of compound eyes, optical communications, and labs-on-chips. Liquid microlenses, in particular, represent an important and growing...

   Published April 2nd 2013 by CRC Press
3. Handbook of 3D Machine Vision

   Optical Metrology and Imaging

   Edited by Song Zhang

   Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics

   With the ongoing release of 3D movies and the emergence of 3D TVs, 3D imaging technologies have penetrated our daily lives. Yet choosing from the numerous 3D vision methods available can be frustrating for scientists and engineers, especially without a comprehensive resource to consult. Filling...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Taylor & Francis
4. Handbook of Optical Dimensional Metrology

   Edited by Kevin Harding

   Series: Series in Optics and Optoelectronics

   Due to their speed, data density, and versatility, optical metrology tools play important roles in today’s high-speed industrial manufacturing applications. Handbook of Optical Dimensional Metrology provides useful background information and practical examples to help readers understand and...

   Published February 25th 2013 by Taylor & Francis
5. Biomimetics in Photonics

   Edited by Olaf Karthaus

   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
6. Optical Properties of Photonic Structures

   Interplay of Order and Disorder

   Edited by Mikhail F. Limonov, Richard De La Rue

   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
7. Nitride Phosphors and Solid-State Lighting

   By Rong-Jun Xie, Yuan Qiang Li, Naoto Hirosaki, Hajime Yamamoto

   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
8. Molded Optics

   Design and Manufacture

   By Michael Schaub, Jim Schwiegerling, Eric Fest, R. Hamilton Shepard, Alan Symmons

   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
9. An Introduction to Quantum Optics

   Photon and Biphoton Physics

   By Yanhua Shih

   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
10. Principles of Adaptive Optics, Third Edition

    By Robert Tyson

    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