Optics in Our Time

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Al-Amri, Mohammad D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), El-Gomati, Mohamed (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Zubairy, M. Suhail (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Quantum Optics.; Popular Science in Physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

Light and light based technologies have played an important role in transforming our lives via scientific contributions spanned over thousands of years. In this book we present a vast collection of articles on various aspects of light and its applications in the contemporary world at a popular or se...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• History
• A brief history of light
• Ibn Al-Haitham – Father of modern optics
• Optical Sources
• Femtosecond light
• Laser
• LED light
• Electron optics
• Applications
• Biophotonics
• Optical communication
• Optical astronomy
• Solar cells
• Optics in Remote Sensing
• Optics in nanotechnology
• Optics in art
• Eye
• Optics in medicine
• Optical illusions
• Quantum Optics
• Optical tests of foundations of physics
• Nonlinear Optics: Historical Perspectives and New Opportunities
• Quantum communication
• Nature of photon
• Atom optics
• Coherent effects: From EIT to slow light.