Laser Heterodyning

• Main Author: Protopopov, Vladimir V. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 149
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Quantum Optics.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

Laser heterodyning is now a widespread optical technique, based on interference of two waves with slightly different frequencies within the sensitive area of a photo-detector. Its unique feature – preserving phase information about optical wave in the electrical signal of the photo-detector – finds...

Table of Contents:

• Principles of Optical Heterodyning
• Laser Heterodyne Spectroscopy
• Laser Heterodyne Radars and Lidars
• Laser Heterodyne Radiometers
• Laser Heterodyne Interferometry and Polarimetry
• Heterodyne Imaging and Beam Steering.