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Provides a functional overview of the development of MATLAB code that can be used to enhance and increase one's understanding of optics though the use of visualization tools. The book ties a variety of optical topics to MATLAB programming activities and can act as a supplement to other textbooks or can stand alone.

Presents the electromagnetic properties of both naturally occurring and manmade materials, focusing especially on structured or engineered metamaterials. After a review of Maxwell's equations and material properties, the concepts of resonant meta-atoms and composite media are introduced. The fabrication of metamaterials and the properties of negative-index materials are also explained.

Equips readers with the skills to begin designing, simulating, and fabricating diffractive optics. The design of DOEs using MATLAB is presented with simple equations and step-by-step procedures for simulation. The fundamentals of fabrication techniques are presented with basic instructions for the beginner. Examples of error analysis and error-correction techniques are also discussed.

Offers an introduction to optics and optical fabrication that provides technicians with simple explanations supported by illustrations and diagrams. The behaviour and performance of optical elements as individual components and as members of complete systems are discussed and evaluated. Detailed examples and calculations are included.

Presents the most recent theoretical developments and numerical/experimental validations of new metamaterials and phononic crystals for the broadband absorption of elastic waves and vibrations in structures. Coverage includes sound absorption, extraordinary transmission, wave broadband mitigation, wave steering, cloaking via the transformation method, and active acoustic metamaterials.

Proceedings of SPIE offer access to the latest innovations in research and technology and are among the most cited references in patent literature.

Introduces the exciting and fast-moving field of MOEMS to students, scientists, and engineers by providing a foundation of both micro-optics and MEMS that will enable them to conduct research in the field. An international team of researchers have contributed to this book, and it presents examples and problems employing cutting-edge MOEM devices.

Information optics and photonics represent the key technologies to sustain our knowledge-based society. This title contains a collection of 32 chapters from some of the internationally leading scientists and research groups on a variety of topics in information optics and photonics, including the 2003-2006 ICO Prize winners.

Demonstrates the design of new laser materials based on quantum mechanical principles, spectroscopic properties of transition-metal ions, and ion-host interaction. This approach includes the theory of electronic structure of transition-metal ions, modeling of energy transfer and nonradiative processes, and symmetry considerations in spectroscopic analysis of d orbitals.

Presents a unified information-theoretic approach to solve estimation problems commonly faced in signal processing applications. The authors provide new approaches to this problem, as well as new interpretations for existing techniques. Major applications of this work include image restoration, communication channel estimation, text restoration, and system modelling.

Proceedings of SPIE offer access to the latest innovations in research and technology and are among the most cited references in patent literature.

The field of complex photonic media is truly interdisciplinary, inevitably overarching multiple topics of physics, chemistry, nanotechnology, materials science, and engineering. This book covers the basic physical properties of complex photonic media and the underlying concepts that constitute breakthroughs in modern optics.

Deals with the infrared zoom lenses. This title includes 18 refractive and reflective infrared zoom systems, bringing the total number of infrared zoom optical systems to 41 systems. It covers topics that include the importance of principal planes, athermalization by means of computer glass substitution, and global optimization of zoom lenses.

Radiometry forms the practical basis of many applications in aerospace engineering, infrared systems engineering, remote sensing systems, and many other areas. This text brings the underlying principles together in a manner suitable for both classroom teaching and a reference volume that the practicing engineer can use.

This tribute volume honors Robert Shannon and Roland Shack, two icons in the world of applied optics. It contains technical and nontechnical papers by the honorees' former students and colleagues and also a collection of previously published milestone papers authored by them or their former students.

Evolutionary computation is a fast growing area of computer science, partly due to its broad applicability to engineering problems. The methods can be applied to problems as diverse as supply-chain optimization and interactive gaming. This guide is based on SPIE short courses taught by the author.

This Tutorial Text provides a practical guide to image compression using fractal and wavelet techniques. Numerous computer examples are used throughout the text to illustrate applications. Windows software accompanies the book and there is access to C/C++ source code.

This text aims to provide an understanding of optics and optical processes. It contains material relavent for a one-year, advanced undergraduate or graduate level course in electro-optical systems. Problems and solutions are included to help readers learn and apply the principles.

This text is intended to help readers understand and construct machine vision systems that perform useful tasks, based on the state of the art. It covers fundamentals drawn from image processing and computer graphics to the methods of applied machine vision techniques.

This volume contains a selection of papers focusing on phosphors, light emitting diodes, and scintillators.

An examination of the various ways in which prisms and small mirrors are designed and mounted in optical instruments. It provides analytical tools for evaluating different designs, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various techniques.

The term ""diffractive optics"" covers a wide range of optical elements that perform any kind of wave-front transformation using diffraction. GRIN elements are made of transparent materials with a continuously varying refractive index.

Providing an introduction to imaging spectrometers, this text first reviews the required background information in optics, radiometry, imaging, spectral sensing and focal plane arrays, then goes on to discuss the principles of these subjects and apply them to specific problems.

Addresses stray light terminology, radiometry, and the physics of stray light mechanisms, such as surface roughness scatter and ghost reflections. The most-efficient ways of using stray light analysis software packages are included. The book also demonstrates how the basic principles are applied in the design, fabrication, and testing phases of optical system development.

Provides a concise yet complete discussion of Maxwell's four equations of electrodynamics - the fundamental theory of electricity, magnetism, and light. Written for a general audience, it guides readers step-by-step through the vector calculus and development of each equation. Pictures and diagrams illustrate what the equations mean in basic terms.