Bücher der Reihe Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics

The scientific and technological importance of lasers has generated great interest in the field of cavity nonlinear optics. This book provides a thorough description of this subject in terms of modern dynamical systems theory. Throughout, the emphasis is on deriving analytical results and highlighting their physical significance.

This text has been revised throughout and major additions have been made to reflect the phenomenal growth of laser techniques and applications. The book provides a general treatment that brings together the many different applications of the interference of light waves, light being used in its most general sense to include all electromagnetic radiation.

This comprehensive volume provides a thorough survey of the many innovations in the field of ultrashort pulse generation, and reviews the state of the art in compact, modelocked laser systems, discussing both their operational principles and potential applications.

This book provides a thorough overview of the principles and uses of semiconductor diode laser arrays. Coherent, incoherent, edge- and surface-emitting, horizontal- and vertical-cavity, individually addressed, lattice-matched and strained-layer arrays are all discussed in detail.

A greatly expanded 1996 edition of what has become one of the best known introductions to the principles, techniques and applications of optical holography. Where necessary, existing sections have been updated, and two new chapters, on holographic optical elements and advanced techniques in holographic interferometry, have been added.

This book describes clearly how the ray and wave pictures of lens behaviour can be combined and developed, to produce a theory capable of dealing with the large angles encountered in real optical systems. It will be invaluable to graduate students and professionals in optical design and engineering.

Optical techniques have a huge range of potential applications in signal processing and in the interconnection of digital computing systems. This 1995 book provides a detailed review of the key issues which must be addressed in the design, evaluation, and implementation of practical systems for signal processing and optical interconnection.

This book provides a thorough introduction to the interaction of atoms and atomic ions with optical and magnetic fields. A general multi-level formalism is described in detail, and used to discuss optical pumping, two-dimensional spectroscopy and the cooling and trapping of atoms, among other topics.

This book describes both the theoretical and experimental aspects of optical soliton generation, soliton properties and the application of optical solitons to all-optical high-bit-rate communications. It is an edited volume containing contributions from the world's experts in this field.

This comprehensive volume provides a thorough survey of the many innovations in the field of ultrashort pulse generation, and reviews the state of the art in compact, modelocked laser systems, discussing both their operational principles and potential applications.

This 1992 book discusses ultrafast fiber switching devices and systems. Both the fundamental physics and engineering applications are treated, and the book thus provides a complete tour of the key research issues and approaches.

Optical techniques have a huge range of potential applications in signal processing and in the interconnection of digital computing systems. This 1995 book provides a detailed review of the key issues which must be addressed in the design, evaluation, and implementation of practical systems for signal processing and optical interconnection.

This book is a self contained account of the most important principles of nonlinear optics. Assuming only a familiarity with basic mathematics, the fundamentals of nonlinear optics are fully developed from basic concepts, introducing and explaining the essential quantum mechanical apparatus as it arises.

This 1992 book provides a thorough and systematic description of the entire subject of particle field holography. The use of holography to study very small objects in a dynamic volume is a technique of importance for scientists and engineers for obtaining information about the size, shape and velocity of small objects.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory of the interaction between atoms and electromagnetic fields, and discusses how such interactions lead to the formation of dressed states, in the presence of vacuum fluctuations, as well as in the presence of external fields.

This book examines in detail the optical properties of low-dimensional semiconductor structures, often referred to as nanocrystals or quantum dots, and discusses their technological applications. It will be of great interest to graduate students of photonics or microelectronics and to researchers in electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, and materials science.

New theoretical analyses and optical experiments have given rise to a more complete knowledge of the quantum properties of light. This book provides the first detailed description of this branch of quantum optics. It will appeal to graduate students and researchers in quantum optics, as well as anyone interested in the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Concerned with the underlying science of laser materials. Methods of preparing laser materials are presented and their basic underlying science is applied to laser crystals and non-crystals.

This book describes both the theoretical and experimental aspects of optical soliton generation, soliton properties and the application of optical solitons to all-optical high-bit-rate communications. It is an edited volume containing contributions from the world's experts in this field.

One of the key advances in photonic technology in recent years is the development of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, or VCSELs. These devices have a huge range of potential applications in areas such as communications, printing, and optical switching. This book, first published in 1999, provides a clear insight into the physics of VCSELs.

One of the key advances in photonic technology in recent years is the development of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, or VCSELs. These devices have a huge range of potential applications in areas such as communications, printing, and optical switching. This book, first published in 1999, provides a clear insight into the physics of VCSELs.

An account of the Fabry-Perot interferometer and its variants, as well as its use, optimization and applications. The author describes the development of the instrument, gives much practical detail on its use and optimization and discusses its classical uses and contemporary applications.