Photonics: scientific foundations, technology and applications
This book covers modern photonics accessibly and discusses the basic physical principles underlying all the applications and technology of photonicsThis volume covers the basic physical principles underlying the technology and all applications of photonics from statistical optics to quantum optics. The topics discussed in this volume are: Photons in perspective; Coherence and Statistical Optics; Complex Light and Singular Optics; Electrodynamics of Dielectric Media; Fast and slow Light; Hologra…
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- Full title :Photonics : scientific foundations, technology and applications / edited by David L. Andrews.
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This book covers modern photonics accessibly and discusses the basic physical principles underlying all the applications and technology of photonicsThis volume covers the basic physical principles underlying the technology and all applications of photonics from statistical optics to quantum optics. The topics discussed in this volume are: Photons in perspective; Coherence and Statistical Optics; Complex Light and Singular Optics; Electrodynamics of Dielectric Media; Fast and slow Light; Holography; Multiphoton Processes; Optical Angular Momentum; Optical Forces, Trapping and Manipulation; Pol.
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- Publication Date:2015.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, New Jersey
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781119009702, 1119009707, 9781119009696, 1119009693, 9781119009719, 1119009715, 1118225538, 9781118225530, 9781118225516, 1118225511, 9781118225547, 1118225546, 9781118225554, 1118225554, 9781119011743, 1119011744, 9781119014010, 1119014018, 9781119011774, 1119011779, 9781119011767, 1119011760, 9781119011798, 1119011795, 9781119014027, 1119014026, 1119011787, 9781119011781
- oclc:ocn894032947
- LC Classification:TA1520
- Dewey Decimal:621.36/5
Table of Contents
Photonics; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 A Photon in Perspective; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Foundations; 1.2.1 Modes of Optical Propagation; 1.2.2 Quantum Foundations; 1.2.3 Developing Quantum Optics; 1.2.4 Boson Statistics; 1.3 Medium Issues; 1.3.1 Speed of Propagation; 1.3.2 Momentum; 1.3.3 Directedness of Propagation; 1.4 Photon Localization and Wavefunction; 1.4.1 Localization; 1.4.2 Wavefunction; 1.5 The Quantum Vacuum and Virtual Photons; 1.5.1 Vacuum Fluctuations; 1.5.2 Virtual Photons in Action; 1.5.3 Virtual Photon Propagation; 1.5.4 Casimir Forces; 1.6 Structured Light.
1.6.1 Complex Modes and Vector Beams1.6.2 Chirality and Angular Momentum; 1.6.3 Multipole Emission; 1.6.4 Information in a Photon; 1.7 Photon Number Fluctuations and Phase; 1.7.1 Coherence and Fluctuations; 1.7.2 Phase; 1.8 The Reality of Photonics; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Coherence and Statistical Optics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Classical Theory of Optical Coherence in the Space-Time Domain; 2.2.1 Degree of Coherence in the Space-Time Domain; 2.2.2 Complete Spatial Coherence in the Time Domain; 2.3 Classical Theory of Optical Coherence in the Space-Frequency Domain.
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