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Optics, light and lasers : the practical approach to modern aspects of photonics and laser physics / Dieter Meschede.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Weinheim : WILEY-VCH, 2017.Edition: Third, Revised and enlarged editionDescription: xix, 528 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9783527413317
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 535.2 23 M578
Contents:
1. Light Rays -- 2. Wave Optics -- 3. Light Propagation in Matter: Interfaces, Dispersion, and Birefringence -- 4. Light Propagation in Structured Matter -- 5. Optical Images -- 6. Coherence and Interferometry -- 7. Light and Matter -- 8. The Laser -- 9. Laser Dynamics -- 10. Semiconductor Lasers -- 11. Sensors for Light -- 12. Laser Spectroscopy and Laser Cooling -- 13. Coherent Light-Matter Interaction -- 14. Photons: An Introduction to Quantum Optics -- 15. Nonlinear Optics I: Optical Mixing Processes -- 16. Nonlinear Optics II: Four-Wave Mixing -- A. Mathematics for Optics -- B. Supplements in Quantum Mechanics.
Summary: This new, updated and enlarged edition of the successful and exceptionally well-structured textbook features new chapters on such hot topics as optical angular momentum, microscopy beyond the resolution limit, metamaterials, femtocombs, and quantum cascade lasers. It provides comprehensive and coherent coverage of fundamental optics, laser physics, and important modern applications, while equally including some traditional aspects for the first time, such as the Collins integral or solid immersion lenses. Written for newcomers to the topic who will benefit from the author's ability to explain difficult theories and effects in a straightforward and readily comprehensible way.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Light Rays --
2. Wave Optics --
3. Light Propagation in Matter: Interfaces, Dispersion, and Birefringence --
4. Light Propagation in Structured Matter --
5. Optical Images --
6. Coherence and Interferometry --
7. Light and Matter --
8. The Laser --
9. Laser Dynamics --
10. Semiconductor Lasers --
11. Sensors for Light --
12. Laser Spectroscopy and Laser Cooling --
13. Coherent Light-Matter Interaction --
14. Photons: An Introduction to Quantum Optics --
15. Nonlinear Optics I: Optical Mixing Processes --
16. Nonlinear Optics II: Four-Wave Mixing --
A. Mathematics for Optics --
B. Supplements in Quantum Mechanics.

This new, updated and enlarged edition of the successful and exceptionally well-structured textbook features new chapters on such hot topics as optical angular momentum, microscopy beyond the resolution limit, metamaterials, femtocombs, and quantum cascade lasers. It provides comprehensive and coherent coverage of fundamental optics, laser physics, and important modern applications, while equally including some traditional aspects for the first time, such as the Collins integral or solid immersion lenses. Written for newcomers to the topic who will benefit from the author's ability to explain difficult theories and effects in a straightforward and readily comprehensible way.

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