Bücher der Reihe Springer Series in Optical Sciences

An up-to-date overview of reflectometers used for optical spectroscopy of various kinds of liquids, ranging from well-known transparent liquids to "pathological" industrial liquids. Moreover, the book gives an introduction to reflectivity from optically nonlinear liquids such as liquids containing nanoparticles.

This book deals with the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) a widely used atomic emission spectroscopy technique for elemental analysis of materials.

An outstanding reference book on an exciting topic, reaching out to the 21st century's key technologies. The following chapters describe in detail recording media, components, channels, platforms for demonstration, and competing technologies such as classical hard disks or optical disks.

This book employs homogeneous coordinate notation to compute the first- and second-order derivative matrices of various optical quantities. It will serve as an important mathematical tool for automatic optical design.

The present book is intended to initiate a study of the characteristics of fractal apertures in waveguides, conducting screens and cavities.To perform a unified analysis of these entirely dissimilar problems, the "generalized network formulation of the aperture problems" by Mautz and Harrington was extended to multiple-aperture geometry.

The laser as a source of coherent optical radiation has made it possible to investigate nonlinear interaction of optical radiation with atoms and mole cules.

Laser physics and nonlinear optics are fields which have been intimately con nected from their beginning. This permits the observation of a great var iety of nonlinear optical processes in dilute media such as atomic vapours. We review a wide range of nonlinear optical processes in atomic vapours, molecular gases and cryogenic liquids.

With contributions by numerous experts

This second and concluding volume of Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics focuses on applications to novel devices and atom manipulation. Part II addresses the latest developments in nano-optical techniques, forming a valuable resource for engineers and scientists working in the field of nano-electro-optics.

This book covers the basics, realization and materials for high power laser systems and high power radiation interaction with matter.

This book directly addresses a long-felt, unsatisfied need of modern color science - an appreciative and technically sound presentation of the principles and main offerings of colorimetry to artists and designers, written by one of them.

This is the first book dedicated to wavelength filters for fibre optics. It provides a comprehensive account of the principles and applications of such filters, including their technological realizations.

This book reviews techniques used to characterize non-linear optical constants of chalcogenide glasses in bulk or thin films, and presents the properties of many chalcogenide systems. Also addressed are suitability of chalcogenide films in all-optical integrated circuits, fabrication of rib as well as ridge waveguides and of fiber gratings.

This is the first book dedicated to wavelength filters for fibre optics. It provides a comprehensive account of the principles and applications of such filters, including their technological realizations.

Through a series of comprehensive reviews, this book demonstrates the versatility of XAS for semiconductor materials analysis and presents important research activities in this ever growing field. This book provides a comprehensive review and valuable reference guide for both XAS newcomers and experts involved in semiconductor materials research.

Nonlinear Super-Resolution Nano-Optics and Applications

This book on nonlinear optical phenomena in periodic media describes new physical phenomena that result from the interplay between nonlinearities and structural periodicities. It also discusses current and future developments in optical information processing.

Further topics include: energy transfer in artificial photosynthesis, homoepitaxial multiple quantum wells in ZnO, near-field photochemical etching and nanophotonic devices based on a nonadiabatic process and optical near-field energy transfer, respectively and polarization control in the optical near-field for optical information security.

Confocal Raman Microscopy is a relatively new technique that allows chemical imaging without specific sample preparation.

This book surveys in detail the theory of electromagnetic wave scattering on single, homogeneous, but nonspherical particles. The second edition adds material on group theoretical considerations for nonspherical particles with boundary symmetries and more.

This collection of reviews by leading Japanese researchers covers topics like ultrafast optical responses, terahertz and phonon studies, super-sensitive surface and high-pressure spectroscopy, combination of visible and x-ray photonics.

Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena III comprisescontributions explaining new topics, relevant theories,novel methods, and the developmentof instrumentation inthis active research area - information that is otherwisenot available in a single volume.

The growth of interest and research activity in X -ray microscopy is reflected in the increasing size and scope of a related series of international conferences, the latest of which (XRM90) was held at King's College London (3-7 September 1990) with over 130 delegates.

The scope of thebook has been limited to the study of opaque object andample space has been devoted to a comprehensive treatment ofthe phenomena of fringe formation, with a particularemphasis on the quantitative evaluation of the holographicinterference fringe patterns.