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The main fields of this book are Optical scattering, plasmas technologies and simulation, photonic and optoelectronic sensors and devices, optical fiber sensing and monitoring, image detection and Imaging solid state lasers and fiber lasers, and optical amplifiers.

This book covers electrostatic properties of hyperbolic metamaterials (HMMs), a fascinating class of metamaterials which combine dielectric and metal components. Due to the hyperbolic topology of the isofrequency surface in HMMs, the so-called resonance cone direction exists, and as a result, propagation of quasi-electrostatic waves, or more commonly, electrostatic waves close to the resonance cone with large wave vectors, is possible. However, the investigation of electrostatic wave properties in HMMs is largely overlooked in most works on the subject, and the purpose of this monograph is to fill this gap. This book gives a thorough theoretical treatment of propagation, reflection, and refraction of electrostatic waves in HMMs of various dimensions and geometries. It will be of interest to students and researchers who work on electrical and optical properties of metamaterials.

A presentation of the most advanced application of optical near-field microscopy to studies of fine metallic structures and related surface plasmons.

This text, the standard of the field, includes an overview of such topics as the theory of image and contrast formation as well as discussion of recent progress in the field, especially in the areas of aberration corrector and energy filtering.

Laser Heterodyning offers applications in various domains of applied optics and optoelectronics. This volume offers detailed explanations of the phenomena, and is a valuable resource for researches, postgraduates and students involved with applied optics.

A detailed and comprehensive account of the engineering of the world's first nonimaging Fresnel lens solar concentrator. The book shows the reader how to find his or her own optical solution using the rules and methodologies covering the design and the assessment of the nonimaging lens.

Optical Micro-Resonators are an exciting new field of research that has gained prominence in the past few years due to the emergence of new fabrication technologies.

Starting from first principles, this reference treats the theoretical aspects of quantum optics. It develops a unified approach for determining the dynamics of a two-level and three-level atom in combinations of quantized field under certain conditions.

Written by leading experts in optical radar, or lidar, this book brings all the recent practices up-to-date. Its broad cross-disciplinary scope should appeal to scientists ranging from the view of optical sciences to environmental engineers. Optical remote sensing has matured to become a lead method for cross-disciplinary research.

These techniques have stimulated further development of the optical imaging theory, including 3-dimensional microscopy imaging theory, the theory of imaging with ultrashort pulsed beam illumination and the aberration theory for high numerical-aperture objectives.

Most of the texts available on lasers deal with laser engineering and laser applications, only a few of them treating theoretical aspects of the laser at an advanced level. Introduction to Laser Physics provides an introduction to the essential physics of quantum electronics and lasers.

This book presents the state-of-the-art of Terahertz spectroscopy. Over the last decade the field of terahertz spectroscopy has developed into one of the most rapidly growing fields of spectroscopy with large impact across a wide range of scientific disciplines.

Written for active researchers in optics, optoelectronics, applied physics and engineering, this book is a comprehensive introduction to the Generalized Phase Contrast (GPC) method, a powerful phase-contrast technique developed to visualize phase disturbances.

Encompassing a broad range of material from laser physics fundamentals to state-of-the-art research, to industrial applications in the rapidly growing field of quantum electronics, this book covers fundamental aspects of fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers.

This book gives a readable introduction to the important, rapidly developing, field of nanophotonics.

The extended 3rd edition of this book covers such innovations as chaos synchronization between two lasers used for optical secure communication, fast physical number generation using chaotic semiconductor lasers and development and application of chaos chips.

It explains that the interaction of discrete (localized) states with a continuum of propagation modes leads to Fano interference effects in transmission, and explores novel coherent effects such as bound states in the continuum accompanied by collapse of Fano resonance.

This book covers key theoretical and practical aspects of optics, photonics and lasers.

Spectroscopic ellipsometry has been applied to a wide variety of material and device characterizations in solar cell research fields.

Focusing on qualitative fundamental treatment as opposed to quantitative numerical treatment, it covers the phenomena of artificial magnetization at high frequencies, and discusses homogenization procedures and the basics of quantum dynamics in detail.

This book gives a readable introduction to the important, rapidly developing, field of nanophotonics.

The different imaging and analytical modes using secondary and backscattered electrons, electron-beam-induced currents, X-ray and Auger electrons, electron channelling effects, and cathodoluminescence are discussed to evaluate specific contrasts and to obtain quantitative information.

This, the first comprehensive monograph on vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers for eight years, shows off a rich variety of VCSEL applications such as polarization control, as well as detailing the huge progress achieved in the field in the last decade.

This book introduces double-prism multi-mode scanning theory and technology, focusing on double Risley-prism, multi-mode scanning models, methods and key techniques applied in multi-mode optical scanning and target tracking fields.

This book covers key theoretical and practical aspects of optics, photonics and lasers.

General Theory of Light Propagation and Imaging through the Atmosphere

In this book, the author describes the development of the experimental diffraction setup and structural analysis of non-crystalline particles from material science and biology.