Optical physics Books

Book SynopsisOrganized as a mini-encyclopedia of infrared optoelectronic applications, this long awaited new edition of an industry standard updates and expands on the groundbreaking work of its predecessor. Pioneering experts, responsible for many advancements in the field, provide engineers with a fundamental understanding of semiconductor physics and the technical information needed to design infrared optoelectronic devices. Fully revised to reflect current developments in the field, Optoelectronics: Infrared-Visible-Ultraviolet Devices and Applications, Second Edition reviews relevant semiconductor fundamentals, including device physics, from an optoelectronic industry perspective. This easy-reading text provides a practical engineering introduction to optoelectronic LEDs and silicon sensor technology for the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Utilizing a practicTable of ContentsLED. The Receiver (Silicon Photo Sensor). The Coupled Emitter (IRLED) Photo Sensor. The Optical Isolator –or- Opto Coupler. Open Air and Fiber Optic Communications. Optoelectronics Applications.

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Book SynopsisOrganic light-emitting diode(OLED) technology has achieved significant penetration in the commercial market for small, low-voltage and inexpensive displays. Present and future novel technologies based on OLEDs involve rigid and flexible flat panel displays, solid-state lighting, and lasers. Display applications may range from hand-held devices to large flat panel screens that can be rolled up or hung flat on a wall or a ceiling. Organic Electroluminescence gives an overview of the on-going research in the field of organic light-emitting materials and devices, covering the principles of electroluminescence in organic thin films, as well as recent trends, current applications, and future potential uses. The book begins by giving a background of organic electroluminescence in terms of history and basic principles. It offers details on the mechanism(s) of electroluminescence in thin organic films. It presentsin-depth discussions of the parameters that control the external eleTable of ContentsElectroluminescence in Small Molecules. Emission Mechanisms in Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Physical Properties of Organic Light Emitting Diodes in Space Charge Limited Conduction Regime. Amorphous Molecular Materials for Carrier Injection and Transport. Chemistry of Electroluminescent Conjugated Polymers. Organic Electrophosphorescence. Patterning of OLED Materials. Pixel Electronics and Thin Film Transistors for Organic Emissive Displays. Past, Present and Future Directions of Organic Electroluminescent Displays. Organic Electroluminescent Devices for Solid State Lighting. Photoexcited Organic Lasers.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses in detail fiber optic communications systems. It describes major components including fibers, cables, emission sources, detectors, modulators, and repeaters, as well as total system designs.Table of Contents1. Fibers and Cables 2. Couplers, Connectors, and Splices 3. Light Sources and Modulators 4. Photodetectors and Repeaters 5. System Design 6. Economics and Applications

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Fully updated throughout and with several new chapters, this second edition of Introduction to Inverse Problems in Imaging guides advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, computer science, mathematics and engineering through the principles of linear inverse problems, in addition to methods of their approximate solution and their practical applications in imaging. This second edition contains new chapters on edge-preserving and sparsity-enforcing regularization in addition to maximum likelihood methods and Bayesian regularization for Poisson data.The level of mathematical treatment is kept as low as possible to make the book suitable for a wide range of students from different backgrounds, with readers needing just a rudimentary understanding of analysis, geometry, linear algebra, probability theory, and Fourier analysis. The authors concentrate on presenting easily implementable and fast solution algorithms, and this second edition

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Book SynopsisModern Magnetooptics and Magnetooptical Materials provides a comprehensive account of the principles and applications of magnetooptics, bridging the gap between textbooks and specialist accounts in the research and review literature. The book is aimed at the graduate physicist and electrical engineer, but assumes no specialist knowledge of magnetooptics. Chapters have been designed to be reasonably independent, so that readers in search of information on a particular topic can go straight to the appropriate place in the book, with only occasional reference to material elsewhere.Divided into three main parts, the book begins with the principles of magnetooptics to provide the necessary theoretical background. This section''s emphasis is on introducing practical considerations through examples taken from real-life situations. The next part surveys a wide range of magnetooptic materials, including metals, alloys, and granular structures. The final part explores applications of magTrade Review"… a useful introduction to the main concepts of magnetooptics covering both theory and experiment, and aimed at engineers researchers and students in … solid state physics, opto-electronics, communications, and materials science." -Aslib Book Guide "… [the] magnetooptical materials … coverage is impressive [and] the authors have presented a good overview of the subject … a very fine reference book … plays a very useful role and I would recommend it for your science libraries." -Australian & New Zealand PhysicistTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part 1: Physics. Polarized light and gyrotropic media. Magnetooptical effects. Light waveguiding in thin magnetic films. Microscopical mechanisms of magnetooptical activity. Magnetooptical effects in the x-ray region. Domain structure. Part 2: Magnetooptical Methods. Dielectrics. Ferrimagnetic garnets. Metals and alloys. Semimagnetic semiconductors. Bilayer, multilayer, superlattice and granular structures. Part 3: Applied Magnetooptics. Thin -film magnetooptical devices. Magnetooptical memories, disks and tapes. Integrated magnetooptics. Integrated magnetooptical devices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the optical structure and optical properties of the human eye. It is divided into a number of short chapters with each chapter dedicated to a single theme. For ease of reference, the most commonly useful topics are at the beginning and topics with narrower appeal, such as ocular aberrations, are placed towards the end.Table of Contents1. The Human Eye: An Overview. 2. Refracting Components: Cornea and Lens. 3. The Pupil. 4. Axes of The Eyes. Chapter 5. Paraxial Schematic Eyes. 6. Image Formation: The Focused Paraxial Image. 7. Refractive Anomalies. 8 Measuring Refractive Errors. Chapter 9. Image Formation: The Defocused Paraxial Image. 10. Some Optical Effects of Ophthalmic Lenses. 11. Light and The Eye: Introduction. 12 Passage of Light into The Eye 13. Light Level at The Retina. 14. Light Interaction with The Fundus. 15. Monochromatic Aberrations. 16. Monochromatic aberrations of optical model eyes . 17. Chromatic Aberration. 18. Retinal Image Quality.19. Depth-Of-Field. 20. The Aging Eye. Appendix 1. Paraxial optics. Appendix 2. Seidel aberration theory. Appendix 3. Schematic eyes. Appendix 4. Refraction powers across the pupil. Appendix 5. Calculation of PSF and OTF from aberrations of an optical system.

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Book SynopsisThis edition aims to expand on the first edition and take the reader through to the wave equation on coaxial cable and free-space by using Maxwell's equations. The new chapters include time varying signals and fundamentals of Maxwell''s equations. This book will introduce and discuss electromagnetic fields in an accessible manner. The author explains electroconductive fields and develops ideas relating to signal propagation and develops Maxwell's equations and applies them to propagation in a planar optical waveguide. The first of the new chapters introduces the idea of a travelling wave by considering the variation of voltage along a coaxial line. This concept will be used in the second new chapter which solves Maxwell's equations in free-space and then applies them to a planar optical waveguide in the third new chapter. As this is an area that most students find difficult, it links back to the earlier chapters to aid understanding. This book is intended for first- and seTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Electrostatic Fields. 3. Electromagnetic Fields. 4. Electroconductive Fields. 5. Comparison of Field Equations. 6. Dielectrics. 7. Ferromagnetic Materials and Components. 8. Waves in Transmission Lines. 9. Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves. 10. The Planar Optical Waveguide. Problems Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis fully updated second edition of Introduction to Holography provides a theoretical background in optics and holography with a comprehensive survey of practical applications. It is intended for the non-specialist with an interest in using holographic methods in research and engineering.The text assumes some knowledge of electromagnetism, although this is not essential for an understanding of optics, which is covered in the first two chapters. A descriptive approach to the history and principles of holography is followed by a chapter on volume holography. Essential practical requirements for successful holographic recording are explained in detail. Recording materials are considered with detailed discussions of those in common use. Properties peculiar to holographically reconstructed images are emphasised as well as applications for which holography is particularly suitable. Mathematical tools are introduced as and when required throughout the text with important results derived in detail. In this new edition, topics such as photopolymers, dynamic holographic displays, holographic optical elements, sensors, and digital holography are covered in greater depth. New topics have been added, including UV and infrared holography, holographic authentication and encryption, as well as particle beam, X-ray, and acoustic holography. Numerical problems are provided at the end of each chapter.This book is suitable for undergraduate courses and will be an important resource for those teaching optics and holography. It provides scientists and engineers with knowledge of a wide range of holographic applications in research and industry, as well as an understanding of holographyâs potential for future use.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a systematic account of optical coherence theory within the framework of classical optics, as applied to such topics as radiation from sources of different states of coherence, foundations of radiometry, effects of source coherence on the spectra of radiated fields, coherence theory of laser modes, and scattering of partially coherent light by random media. The book starts with a full mathematical introduction to the subject area and each chapter concludes with a set of exercises. The authors are renowned scientists and have made substantial contributions to many of the topics treated in the book. Much of the book is based on courses given by them at universities, scientific meetings and laboratories throughout the world. This book will undoubtedly become an indispensable aid to scientists and engineers concerned with modern optics, as well as to teachers and graduate students of physics and engineering.Trade Review"...a superb monograph...The scholarship of the authors is truly impressive. The technical issues are presented in a balanced and clear way and the discussion is easily accessible...Mandel and Wolf have played a leading role in the elucidation of this theory for many years and so are well placed to present this masterly account of the field." The Times Higher Education Supplement"The authors have collected an impressive array of material....The writing is clear and the material is presented in a logical sequence....[T]his tome is a welcome addition to the literature on coherent and quantum optics. It draws together many topics that one previously would have had to piece together by plowing through a lot of literature. It provides a coherent discussion of a difficult, emerging field, and it serves equally well as a useful reference book or as a graduate-level text." IEEE Spectrum"As a single volume covering a broad swath of optical physics, Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics is without peer....It achieves unmatched coverage with a minimum of mathematical prerequisites while providing excellent citation of original literature, especially for comparisons of theory and experiment." Physics Today"...a real bargain for anyone who needs a basic reference text on the subject." Microwave Journal"Mandel and Wolf's treatise on the subject impresses by its volume and completeness....The book is unique in that it successfully brings together coherence theory and quantum theory of radiation....an impressive summary of the experimental and theoretical developments over the last 30 years. It will, without a doubt, become a standard textbook and reference for anybody working in quantum optics." Science"...presented in the scholarly and careful fashion that one would expect from the authors, and the chapters are a pleasure to read....All in all, Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics is a wonderful book....It is a definite must for any serious student of modern optics." American Journal of PhysicsTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Elements of probability theory; 2. Random (or stochastic) processes; 3. Some useful mathematical techniques; 4. Second-order coherence theory of scalar wavefields; 5. Radiation from sources of any state of coherence; 6. Second-order coherence theory of vector electromagnetic fields; 7. Some applications of second-order coherence theory; 8. Higher-order correlations in optical fields; 9. Semiclassical theory of photoelectric detection of light; 10. Quantization of the free electromagnetic field; 11. Coherent states of the electromagnetic field; 12. Quantum correlations and photon statistics; 13. Radiation from thermal equilibrium sources; 14. Quantum theory of photoelectric detection of light; 15. Interaction between light and a two-level atom; 16. Collective atomic interactions; 17. Some general techniques for treating interacting systems; 18. The single-mode laser; 19. The two-mode ring laser; 20. The linnear light amplifier; 21. Squeezed states of light; 22. Some quantum effects in nonlinear optics; References; Author index; Subject index.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Semiconductor Device Physics is a popular and established text that offers a thorough introduction to the underlying physics of semiconductor devices. It begins with a review of basic solid state physics, then goes on to describe the properties of semiconductors including energy bands, the concept of effective mass, carrier concentration, and conduction in more detail. Thereafter the book is concerned with the principles of operation of specific devices, beginning with the Gunn Diode and the p-n junction. The remaining chapters cover the on specific devices, including the LED, the bipolar transistor, the field-effect transistor, and the semiconductor laser. The book concludes with a chapter providing a brief introduction to quantum theory.Not overtly mathematical, Introduction to Semiconductor Device Physics introduces only those physical concepts required for an understanding of the semiconductor devices being considered. The author's intuitive style, coupled with an extensive set of worked problems, make this the ideal introductory text for those concerned with understanding electrical and electronic engineering, applied physics, and related subjects.Trade Review"…The material covers a range of device applications … The book is written in a narrative style, making the text at once accessible and easy to read … the text retains sufficient rigor in the derivations … the book is rather pleasing to read and is significantly more accessible that the weighty tomes that constitute the orthodoxy in semiconductor device physics … worked examples … form a useful set of mathematical and numerical illustrations throughout the book. … "-Physical Sciences Educational Reviews, Vol. 7, Issue 1, June 2006 "Greg Parker's book is eminently readable…the quantum mechanics is introduced in easily digestible chunks and backed with well written explanations and lots of examples..."-Dr. K. Kirby, School of Electronics and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, UKTable of ContentsATOMS AND BONDING. ENERGY BANDS AND EFFECTIVE MASS. CARRIER CONCENTRATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTORS. CONDUCTION IN SEMICONDUCTORS. GUNN DIODE. P-n JUNCTION. LED, PHOTODETECTORS AND SOLAR-CELL. BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR. FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS. THE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE QUANTUM THEORY. APPENDICES. INDEX.

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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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