Coherent Optics
Subtitle: Fundamentals and Applications
By: by Werner Lauterborn, Thomas Kurz, Martin Wiesenfeldt
Contributors: Kurz, Thomas; Wiesenfeldt, Martin
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9783662031469; 9783662031445
Subjects: Physics
Description: Coherent Optics presents, in a concise and lively overview, easy access to the fundamentals and modern aspects of this field. From text based on coherence and its measurement the reader gains access to the fields of interferometry, holography and Fourier optics while becoming acquainted with methods of coherent optical techniques of measurement. From the multitude of nonlinear optical phenomena the following topics are particularly discussed: the laser with its nonlinear dynamics, tree-wave interference, the optical parametric amplifier, and nonlinear fibre optics including solitons for signal transmission. Many examples and exercises with complete solutions make this book a valuable study text.
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Table of contents: title: History of Optics; title: The Main Areas of Optics; title: Fundamentals of Wave Optics; title: Coherence; title: Multiple-Beam Interference; title: Speckles; title: Holography; title: Interferometry; title: Fourier Optics; title: Nonlinear Dynamics of the Laser; title: Nonlinear Optics; title: Fiber Optics; title: Appendix; title: Index.