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Cambridge University Press Transport in Laser Microfabrication
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Cambridge University Press Spectrograph Design Fundamentals
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Cambridge University Press Optical Switching Networks
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Cambridge University Press Fundamentals of GuidedWave Optoelectronic Devices
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Cambridge University Press Introduction to Quantum Theory
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Cambridge University Press Light Scattering by Ice Crystals
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Cambridge University Press 3D Spectroscopy in Astronomy
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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Special Relativity for Radiation and Plasma Physics
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Cambridge University Press The Role of Symmetry in the Development of the Standard Model
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Cambridge University Press Physics and Engineering of GradedIndex Media
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Cambridge University Press The Role of Symmetry in the Development of the Standard Model
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Cambridge University Press Introduction to Aberrations in Optical Imaging Systems
Book SynopsisThe competent and intelligent optical design of today's state-of-the-art products requires an understanding of optical aberrations. This accessible book provides an excellent introduction to the wave theory of aberrations and will be valuable to graduate students in optical engineering, as well as to researchers and technicians in academia and industry interested in optical imaging systems. Using a logical structure, uniform mathematical notation and high quality figures, the author helps readers to learn the theory of optical aberrations in a modern and efficient manner. In addition to essential topics such as the aberration function, wave aberrations, ray caustics and aberration coefficients, this text covers pupil aberrations, the irradiance function, aberration fields and polarization aberrations. It also provides a historical perspective by explaining the discovery of aberrations and two chapters provide insight into classical image formation; these topics of discussion are often Trade Review'This book is about wave theory of aberrations and includes the complete mathematical theory of aberrations … it is intended for graduate and PhD students in optical engineering, as well as researchers in academia and industry who are interested in design and analysis of optical imaging systems.' Darko Vasiljevic, Optics and Photonics NewsTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic concepts in geometrical optics; 3. Imaging with light rays; 4. Imaging with light waves; 5. The aberration function; 6. The location and size of an image; 7. Wavefront aberrations; 8. Ray aberrations; 9. Ray caustics; 10. Aberration coefficients; 11. Structural aberration coefficients; 12. Pupil aberrations; 13. Irradiance function; 14. Sixth-order aberration coefficients; 15. Aberrations of non-axially symmetric systems; 16. Polarization aberrations; 17. Conclusions; 18. Appendix: wave coefficients; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Silicon Photonics Design
Book SynopsisFrom design and simulation through to testing and fabrication, this hands-on introduction to silicon photonics engineering equips students with everything they need to begin creating foundry-ready designs. In-depth discussion of real-world issues and fabrication challenges ensures that students are fully equipped for careers in industry. Step-by-step tutorials, straightforward examples, and illustrative source code fragments guide students through every aspect of the design process, providing a practical framework for developing and refining key skills. Offering industry-ready expertise, the text supports existing PDKs for CMOS UV-lithography foundry services (OpSIS, ePIXfab, imec, LETI, IME and CMC) and the development of new kits for proprietary processes and clean-room based research. Accompanied by additional online resources to support students, this is the perfect learning package for senior undergraduate and graduate students studying silicon photonics design, and academic and iTrade Review'This publication's wide variety of topics should stimulate people to read and discover the sensing potential of optical fiber and devices. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the field with a strong practical focus that undergraduate and graduate students will find useful. It could also serve as a reference for scientists and engineers who are working in the optical fiber sensing area.' Lisa Tongning Li, Optics and Photonics NewsTable of ContentsPart I. Silicon Photonics - Introduction: 1. Fabless Silicon Photonics: 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Silicon photonics - the next fabless semiconductor industry; 1.3 Applications; 1.4 Technical challenges and the state of the art; 1.5 Opportunities; 2. Modelling and Design Approaches: 2.1 Optical Waveguide Mode Solver; 2.2 Wave Propagation; 2.3 Optoelectronic models; 2.4 Microwave Modelling; 2.5 Thermal Modelling; 2.6 Photonic Circuit Modelling; 2.7 Physical Layout; 2.8 Software Tools Integration; Part II. Silicon Photonics - Passive Components: 3. Optical Materials and Waveguides: 3.1 Silicon-on-Insulator; 3.2 Waveguides; 3.3 Bent waveguides; 3.4 Code Listings; 3.5 Problems; 4. Fundamental Building Blocks: 4.1 Directional couplers; 4.2 Y-Branch; 4.3 Mach-Zehnder Interferometer; 4.4 Ring resonators; 4.5 Waveguide Bragg Grating Filters; 4.6 Code Listings; 4.7 Problems; 5. Optical I/O: 5.1 The challenge of optical coupling to silicon photonic chips; 5.2 Grating Coupler; 5.3 Edge Coupler; 5.4 Polarization; 5.5 Code Listings; 5.6 Problems; Part III. Silicon Photonics - Active Components: 6. Modulators: 6.1 Plasma Dispersion E; 6.2 PN Junction Phase Shifter; 6.3 Micro-ring Modulators; 6.4 Forward-biased PIN Junction; 6.5 Active Tuning; 6.6 Thermo-Optic Switch; 6.7 Code Listings; 6.8 Problems; 7. Detectors: 7.1 Performance Parameters; 7.2 Fabrication; 7.3 Types of detectors; 7.4 Design Considerations; 7.5 Detector modelling; 7.5.2 Electronic Simulations; 7.6 Code Listings; 7.7 Problems; 8. Lasers: 8.1 External Lasers; 8.2 Laser Modelling; 8.3 Co-Packaging; 8.4 Hybrid Silicon Lasers; 8.5 Monolithic Lasers; 8.6 Alternative Light Sources; 8.7 Problems; Part IV. Silicon Photonics - System Design: 9. Photonic Circuit Modelling: 9.1 Need for photonic circuit modelling; 9.2 Components for System Design; 9.3 Compact Models; 9.4 Directional Coupler - Compact Model; 9.5 Ring Modulator - Circuit Model; 9.6 Grating Coupler - S Parameters; 9.7 Code Listings; 10. Tools and Techniques: 10.1 Process Design Kit (PDK); 10.2 Mask Layout; 11. Fabrication: 11.1 Fabrication Non-Uniformity; 11.2 Problems; 12. Testing and Packaging: 12.1 Electrical and Optical Interfacing; 12.2 Automated Optical Probe Stations; 12.3 Design for Test; 13. Silicon Photonic System Example: 13.1 Wavelength Division Multiplexed Transmitter.
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Cambridge University Press Atoms and Molecules Interacting with Light Atomic Physics for the Laser Era
Book SynopsisThis in-depth textbook with a focus on atom-light interactions prepares students for research in a fast-growing and dynamic field. Intended to accompany the laser-induced revolution in atomic physics, it is a comprehensive text for the emerging era in atomic, molecular and optical science. Utilising an intuitive and physical approach, the text describes two-level atom transitions, including appendices on Ramsey spectroscopy, adiabatic rapid passage and entanglement. With a unique focus on optical interactions, the authors present multi-level atomic transitions with dipole selection rules, and M1/E2 and multiphoton transitions. Conventional structure topics are discussed in some detail, beginning with the hydrogen atom and these are interspersed with material rarely found in textbooks such as intuitive descriptions of quantum defects. The final chapters examine modern applications and include many references to current research literature. The numerous exercises and multiple appendices Trade Review'Two experienced pedagogues and researchers on laser cooling and trapping and quantum hydrodynamics have written a rigorous textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The work provides a comprehensive description of the fundamentals and of the awe-inspiring recent advances in atomic and molecular physics, such as the theory and the experimental techniques of Bose–Einstein condensation, laser cooling, and optical lattices. The authors point out common misconceptions in atomic physics, e.g. about 'virtual states', resonances, and the vector potential. Each chapter is augmented with supplementary materials and exercises which assess comprehension and further the understanding of the content. … Detailed tables and plots of experimental data permit the numerical calculation of physical parameters. The exact quantum mechanical solutions to a few physical problems are derived as well as the various useful approximations for atoms and molecules, and their limitations are clearly explained.' Barry R. Masters, Optics and Photonics NewsTable of ContentsPart I. Atom-Light Interaction: 1. The classical physics pathway; Appendix 1A. Damping force on an accelerating charge; Appendix 1B. Hanle effect; Appendix 1C. Optical tweezers; 2. Interaction of two-level atoms and light; Appendix 2A. Pauli matrices for motion of the bloch vector; Appendix 2B. The Ramsey method; Appendix 2C. Echoes and interferometry; Appendix 2D. Adiabatic rapid passage; Appendix 2E Superposition and entanglement; 3. The atom-light interaction; Appendix 3A. Proof of the oscillator strength theorem; Appendix 3B. Electromagnetic fields; Appendix 3C. The dipole approximation; Appendix 3D. Time resolved fluorescence from multi-level atoms; 4. 'Forbidden' transitions; Appendix 4A. Higher order approximations; 5. Spontaneous emission; Appendix 5A. The quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator; Appendix 5B. Field quantization; Appendix 5C. Alternative theories to QED; 6. The density matrix; Appendix 6A. The Liouville–von Neumann equation; Part II. Internal Structure: 7. The hydrogen atom; Appendix 7A. Center-of-mass motion; Appendix 7B. Coordinate systems; Appendix 7C. Commuting operators; Appendix 7D. Matrix elements of the radial wavefunctions; 8. Fine structure; Appendix 8A. The Sommerfeld fine-structure constant; Appendix 8B. Measurements of the fine structure 9. Effects of the nucleus; Appendix 9A. Interacting magnetic dipoles; Appendix 9B. Hyperfine structure for two spin =2 particles; Appendix 9C. The hydrogen maser; 10. The alkali-metal atoms; Appendix 10A. Quantum defects for the alkalis; Appendix 10B. Numerov method; 11. Atoms in magnetic fields; Appendix 11A. The ground state of atomic hydrogen; Appendix 11B. Positronium; Appendix 11C. The non-crossing theorem; Appendix 11D. Passage through an anticrossing: Landau–Zener transitions; 12. Atoms in electric fields; 13. Rydberg atoms; 14. The helium atom; Appendix 14A. Variational calculations; Appendix 14B. Detail on the variational calculations of the ground state; 15. The periodic system of the elements; Appendix 15A. Paramagnetism; Appendix 15B. The color of gold; 16. Molecules; Appendix 16A. Morse potential; 17. Binding in the hydrogen molecule; Appendix 17A. Confocal elliptical coordinates; Appendix 17B. One-electron two-center integrals; Appendix 17C. Electron-electron interaction in molecular hydrogen; 18. Ultra-cold chemistry; Part III. Applications: 19. Optical forces and laser cooling; 20. Confinement of neutral atoms; 21. Bose–Einstein condensation; Appendix 21A. Distribution functions; Appendix 21B. Density of states; 22. Cold molecules; 23. Three level systems; Appendix 23A. General case for _1 , _2; 24. Fundamental physics; Part IV. Appendices: Appendix A. Notation and definitions; Appendix B. Units and notation; Appendix C. Angular momentum in quantum mechanics; Appendix D. Transition strengths; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Optical Stellar Interferometry
Book SynopsisThis book, first published in 2006, was the first on optical stellar interferometry. It covers the history, theory and future uses of interferometeric techniques. It discusses ideas and instruments used in interferometry for advanced students in physics, optics, and astronomy with an interest in astronomical interferometry.Trade Review'I have no doubt that it will soon be a set book on many third-level courses in astronomy and astrophysics … [this book] is a scholarly and cogent work.' Astronomy and Space'… wide-ranging, covering both qualitative and quantitative introductions to interferometry and aperture synthesis at optical wavelengths, as well as expositions of parallel areas of interest … the presentation is excellent and the authors deploy rough order-of-magnitude calculations and physical arguments in amongst the text to very good effect. … this volume fills a gap that has for a long time been problematic.' The ObservatoryTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Basic concepts: a qualitative introduction; 3. Interference, diffraction and coherence; 4. Aperture synthesis; 5. Optical effects of the atmosphere; 6. Single-aperture techniques; 7. Intensity interferometry; 8. Amplitude interferometry: techniques and instruments; 9. The hypertelescope; 10. Nulling and coronagraphy; 11. A sampling of interferometric science; 12. Future ground and space projects; Appendices.
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The University of Chicago Press Useful Optics
Book SynopsisStudents and professionals alike have long felt the need of a modern source of practical advice on the use of optical tools in scientific research. Walter T. Welford's Useful Optics meets this need. Welford offers a succinct review of principles basic to the construction and use of optics in physics. His lucid explanations and clear illustrations will particularly help those whose interests lie in other areas but who nevertheless must understand enough about optics to create the experimental apparatus necessary to their research. Consistently emphasizing applications and practical points of design, Welford covers a host of topics: mirrors and prisms, optical materials, aberration, the limits of image formation and resolution, illumination for image-forming systems, laser beams, interference and interferometry, detectors and light sources, holography, and more. The final chapter deals with putting together an experimental optics system. Many areas of the physical sciences and engineering increasingly demand an appreciation of optics. Welford's Useful Optics will prove indispensable to any researcher trying to develop and use effective optical apparatus. Walter T. Welford (1916-1990) was professor of physics at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine from 1951 until his death. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Optical Society of America.
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Paragon House Publishers Black Light: A Novel Theory of the Universe
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Photonic Waveguides: Theory and Applications
Book SynopsisThis book presents the principles of non-linear integrated optics. The first objective is to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of integrated optics so that they may be able to develop the theoretical and experimental tools to study and control the linear and non-linear optical properties of waveguides. The potential use of these structures can then be determined in order to realize integrated optical components for light modulation and generation. The theoretical models are accompanied by experimental tools and their setting in order to characterize the studied phenomenon. The passage from theory to practice makes the comprehension of the physical phenomena simple and didactic. The book also gives a presentation of the industrial applications of the integrated optical components. The studied topics range from the theory of waveguides and the linear and non-linear optical characterization techniques to photonic crystals. This last field constitutes a major challenge of photonic technologies of the 21st century.Table of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Chapter 1. Optical Waveguide Theory 1 1.1. Principles of optics 2 1.1.1. Total reflection phenomenon 2 1.1.2. Parallel-face plate 4 1.2. Guided wave study 5 1.2.1. General description 5 1.2.2. Step index planar waveguide 7 1.2.3. Graded index planar waveguide 21 1.3. Channel waveguides 28 1.3.1. Effective index method 30 1.4. Light propagation in anisotropic media 33 1.5. Bibliography 35 Chapter 2. Optical Waveguide Fabrication Techniques 39 2.1. Optical waveguide fabrication techniques 40 2.1.1. Thin film deposition techniques 40 2.1.2. Substitution techniques 44 2.2. Integrated optic materials 59 2.2.1. Glass 60 2.2.2. Organic materials 60 2.2.3. Dielectric materials 61 2.2.4. Semiconductor materials 64 2.2.5. SiO2/Si materials 65 2.2.6. New non-linear crystals 65 2.3. Bibliography 69 Chapter 3. Optical Waveguide Characterization Techniques 77 3.1. Coupling techniques 77 3.1.1. Transversal coupling 77 3.1.2. Longitudinal coupling 80 3.2. “m-lines” spectroscopy 89 3.2.1. The experimental setup 89 3.2.2. Experimental arrangement 91 3.2.3. Measurement accuracy 93 3.2.4. Theoretical study of the effective index Nm 96 3.2.5. Waveguide parameter determination 99 3.3. Optical losses 107 3.3.1. Optical losses origin 107 3.3.2. Optical loss measurements 110 3.3.3. Characterization in near-field microscopy of optical waveguides 117 3.4. Bibliography 119 Chapter 4. Non-linear Effects in Integrated Optics 125 4.1. General considerations 126 4.2. Second harmonic generation 129 4.2.1. Second harmonic generation in the volume 131 4.2.2. Quasi-phase matching (QPM) 137 4.2.3. Fabrication of periodically poled structures 142 4.3. Second harmonic generation within waveguides 154 4.3.1. Overlap integral calculation 160 4.4. Non-linear optical characterization of waveguides 163 4.4.1. SHG setup 163 4.4.2. Second harmonic generation by reflection 165 4.4.3. Second harmonic generation in waveguides 170 4.5. Parametric non-linear optical effects 173 4.5.1. Parametric amplification 173 4.5.2. Optical parametric oscillation (OPO) 174 4.6. Laser sources based on non-linear optics 177 4.7. Bibliography 182 Chapter 5. The Electro-optic Effect in Waveguides 187 5.1. Introduction 187 5.2. The electro-optic effect 188 5.2.1. The case of LiNbO3 193 5.3. The electro-optic effect in waveguides 200 5.3.1. Analysis of the electric field distribution 202 5.4. Electro-optic measurement techniques 209 5.4.1. The Mach-Zehnder interferometer 209 5.4.2. The polarization change technique 211 5.4.3. Angular displacement of guided modes (AnDiGM) technique 213 5.5. Optical devices using the electro-optic effect 222 5.5.1. Phase modulators 223 5.5.2. Intensity modulators 225 5.6. Integrated optic setups using the electro-optic effect 235 5.6.1 Optimal design of the electrodes for integrated EO modulators 235 5.6.2. Integrated EO phase modulator 238 5.6.3. Integrated EO intensity modulator (Mach-Zehnder) 240 5.7. Modulation in optical networks: state-of-the-art 248 5.8. Bibliography 254 Chapter 6. Photonic Crystal Waveguides 261 6.1. Dispersion relation 262 6.1.1. Dispersion relation of an isotropic medium 262 6.1.2. Dispersion relation of an anisotropic medium 264 6.1.3. Dispersion relation in waveguides 265 6.2. Photonic crystals 267 6.2.1. Definitions 267 6.2.2. Bragg’s mirror 270 6.2.3. Photonic crystal geometries 272 6.2.4. 2D photonic crystal cells 273 6.2.5. Electron-photon analogy 276 6.2.6. Dispersion relation and band structures 278 6.2.7. Simulation methods 280 6.3. Photonic crystal fabrication techniques 290 6.3.1. Etching techniques 290 6.3.2. Ion and electron beam lithography 293 6.3.3. Laser processing 296 6.4. Examples of photonic crystal applications 300 6.4.1. Optical micro-sources (point defects) 301 6.4.2. Photonic crystal waveguides (linear defects) 302 6.4.3. Optical filter 303 6.4.4. Hetero-structures 304 6.5. Photonic crystals and non-linear optics 305 6.6. Bibliography 309 Conclusion 317 Index 321
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Brepols N.V. Optics and Astronomy: Proceedings of the Xxth
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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Ultrasensitive Detection and Tracking of
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