Optics in Our Time

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...

Cijeli opis

Spremljeno u:
Bibliografski detalji
Autor kompanije: SpringerLink (Online service)
Daljnji autori: Al-Amri, Mohammad D. (Urednik), El-Gomati, Mohamed (Urednik), Zubairy, M. Suhail (Urednik)
Format: Elektronički e-knjiga
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Teme:
Online pristup:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31903-2
Oznake: Dodaj oznaku
Bez oznaka, Budi prvi tko označuje ovaj zapis!
Sadržaj:
  • 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.