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Progress in Optics
1st Edition, Volume 58 - August 8, 2013
Editor: Emil Wolf
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780444626448
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eBook ISBN:9780444626547
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In the 50 years since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series that have appe…Read more
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In the 50 years since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series that have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments, helping optical scientists and optical engineers stay abreast of their fields.
Comprehensive, in-depth reviews
Edited by the leading authority in the field
Researchers, professors, (post) graduate students, Academic and corporate libraries in the field of optics
Editorial Advisory Board
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Dynamic Photonic Materials Based on Liquid Crystals
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Photonic Devices Based on Cholesteric Liquid Crystals
3 Holographic Polymer Dispersed in Liquid Crystals
4 POLICRYPS Structures
5 Tunable Diffractive Waveplates
6 Liquid Crystals Active Plasmonic Nanomaterials
7 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 2. Invisibility Physics: Past, Present, and Future
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Early Concepts of Invisibility
3 Nonscattering Objects and Inverse Problems
4 Optical Cloaking
5 Other Cloaking Designs
6 Experiments and Material Properties
7 Related Applications
8 Invisibility in Science Fiction
9 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 3. Phase Anomalies in Micro-Optics
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Gouy Phase
3 Measurement Methods
4 Gouy Phase in Highly Focused Light
5 Gouy Phase of 2D and 3D Focusing by Microlenses
6 Axial Phase Shift After a Single Diffraction Object
7 Phase Anomaly After a Periodic Diffraction Object
8 Gouy Phase After a Dielectric Microsphere
9 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 4. Subwavelength Atom Localization
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Techniques for 1D Atom Localization
3 Applications
4 Discussion and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 5. Low-Dimensional Silicon Structures for Use in Photonic Circuits
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Formation of Low-Dimensional Si
3 Characterization of Low-Dimensional (LD) Si
4 Applications of Low-Dimensional Si
5 Concluding Remarks
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Contents of Previous Volumes
Cumulative Index-Volumes 1–58
No. of pages: 416
Language: English
Edition: 1
Volume: 58
Published: August 8, 2013
Imprint: Elsevier
Hardback ISBN: 9780444626448
eBook ISBN: 9780444626547
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Emil Wolf
Professor Wolf works at the University of Rochester, NY, USA