The Story of Light Science From Early Theories to Today's Extraordinary Applications /

• Main Author: Vanderwerf, Dennis F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum computers.; Spintronics.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.; Popular Science in Physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

This book traces the evolution of our understanding and utilization of light from classical antiquity and the early thoughts of Pythagoras to the present time.   From the earliest recorded theories and experiments to the latest applications in photonic communication and computation, the ways in whic...

Table of Contents:

• Emergent Theories of Light and Measurements of Light Speed
• Light as an Electromagnetic Wave
• Light and its Application to Relativity
• The Quantum Nature of Light
• Natural and Artificial Sources of Light
• Laser Light
• Variation and Control of Light Propagation Properties
• Quantum Mechanics of the Photon
• Quantum Applications of the Photon
• Light and the Cosmos.- Lorentz contraction of a modern spacecraft.-  A derivation of E = mc2
•  Time dilation and muon lifetime calculations.-  Derivation of Wien’s displacement law from Planck’s law.-  Combustion-based light sources
•  Multiple-laser white light illumination
•  Circuit model calculations for Deutsch’s algorithm
• Timeline of  some notable Achievements in Light Science
• A Selection of Additional Readings.