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  • The Quantum Theory of Nonlinear Optics

    by Peter D. Drummond, Mark Hillery ...
    Playing a prominent role in communications, quantum science and laser physics, quantum nonlinear optics is an increasingly important field. This book presents a self-contained treatment of field quantization and covers topics such as the canonical formalism for fields, phase-space representations and the encompassing problem of quantization of electrodynamics in linear and nonlinear media. ... Read more

    $95.99 USD

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  • Computational Photonics

    An Introduction with MATLAB

    by Marek S. Wartak ...
    A comprehensive manual on the efficient modeling and analysis of photonic devices through building numerical codes, this book provides graduate students and researchers with the theoretical background and MATLAB programs necessary for them to start their own numerical experiments. Beginning by summarizing topics in optics and electromagnetism, the book discusses optical planar waveguides, linear ... Read more

    $119.79 USD

  • Goethe's "Exposure Of Newton's Theory": A Polemic On Newton's Theory Of Light And Colour

    by Michael Petry, Michael John Duck ...
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, although best known for his literary work, was also a keen and outspoken natural scientist. In the second polemic part of Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colours), for example, Goethe attacked Isaac Newton's ground-breaking revelation that light is heterogeneous and not immutable, as was previously thought.This polemic was unanimously rejected by the physicists of the day, ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Microwave Radiation of the Ocean-Atmosphere

    Boundary Heat and Dynamic Interaction

    by Alexander Grankov, Alexander Milshin ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    We will show in this monograph some possibilities of using the potential of satellite passive microwave radiometric methods for the analysis of variations of heat and dynamic processes in the ocean–atmosphere interface in a wide range of time scales – from mesometeorogical (hours, daily) to seasonal (month) and multiyear (climatic) ones. The most essential mechanisms of intercommunication of ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

    Theory and Applications

    Edited by Sergio Musazzi, Umberto Perini ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book deals with the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) a widely used atomic emission spectroscopy technique for elemental analysis of materials. It is based on the use of a high-power, short pulse laser excitation. The book is divided into two main sections: the first one concerning theoretical aspects of the technique, the second one describing the state of the art in applications ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

  • Birefringent Thin Films And Polarizing Elements (2nd Edition)

    by Ian J Hodgkinson, Qihong Wu, Martin W Mccall ...
    Birefringent Thin Films and Polarizing Elements (2nd Edition) includes the significant advances that have been made since the first book on tilted-columnar films was published. The major discovery of serial bideposition has led to a normal-columnar nanostructure with enhanced birefringence and in turn to nanoengineered handed films with properties matching the left-circular reflectors of scarab ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • What My Eyes See : The Science of Light - Physics Book for Children | Children's Physics Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    How do you see? Optics or the science of light is an interesting topic that has been made child-friendly in this educational picture book. The author creates a strong link between the theory and the actual experience of seeing. For sure, your child will pick up several facts and information from this book. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Sensors Based on Nanostructured Materials

    Edited by Francisco J. Arregui ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    “Sensors Based on Nanostructured Materials” presents the many different techniques and methods of fabricating materials on the nanometer scale, and, specifically, the utilization of these resources with regard to sensors. The techniques which are described are studied from an application-oriented perspective, providing the reader with a broader perspective of the types of nanostructured sensors ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Essential Quantum Optics

    From Quantum Measurements to Black Holes

    by Ulf Leonhardt ...
    Covering some of the most exciting trends in quantum optics - quantum entanglement, teleportation, and levitation - this textbook is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The book journeys through the vast field of quantum optics following a single theme: light in media. A wide range of subjects are covered, from the force of the quantum vacuum to astrophysics, from quantum ... Read more

    $49.19 USD

  • Polymer Characterization

    Rheology, Laser Interferometry, Electrooptics

    Edited by Karel Dusˇek, Jean-François Joanny ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    -Shear-Induced Transitions and Instabilities in Surfactant Wormlike Micelles By S. Lerouge, J.-F. Berret -Laser-Interferometric Creep Rate Spectroscopy of Polymers By V. A. Bershtein, P. N. Yakushev -Polymer Nanocomposites for Electro-Optics: Perspectives on Processing Technologies, Material Characterization, and Future Application K. Matras-Postolek, D. Bogdal ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Principles of Electron Optics, Volume 1

    Basic Geometrical Optics

    by Peter W. Hawkes, Erwin Kasper ...
    Volume one of Principles of Electron Optics: Basic Geometrical Optics, Second Edition, explores the geometrical optics needed to analyze an extremely wide range of instruments: cathode-ray tubes; the family of electron microscopes, including the fixed-beam and scanning transmission instruments, the scanning electron microscope and the emission microscope; electron spectrometers and mass ... Read more

    $206.99 USD

  • Concise Optics

    Concepts, Examples, and Problems

    by Ajawad I. Haija, M. Z. Numan, W. Larry Freeman ...
    Series series Textbook Series in Physical Sciences
    This introductory text is a reader friendly treatment of geometrical and physical optics emphasizing problems and solved examples with detailed analysis and helpful commentary. The authors are seasoned educators with decades of experience teaching optics. Their approach is to gradually present mathematics explaining the physical concepts. It covers ray tracing to the wave nature of light, and ... Read more

    $135.00 USD