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Classical Optics and its Applications
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The second edition contains 13 new chapters, covering optical pulse compression, the Hanbury Brown-Twiss experiment, the Sagnac effect, Doppler shift and stellar aberration, and optics of semiconductor diode lasers as discussed by the authors.Abstract:
Covering a broad range of fundamental topics in classical optics and electro-magnetism, this book is ideal for graduate-level courses in optics, providing supplementary reading materials for teachers and students alike. Industrial scientists and engineers developing modern optical systems will also find it an invaluable resource. Now in color, this second edition contains 13 new chapters, covering optical pulse compression, the Hanbury Brown-Twiss experiment, the Sagnac effect, Doppler shift and stellar aberration, and optics of semiconductor diode lasers. The first half of the book deals primarily with the basic concepts of optics, while the second half describes how these concepts can be used in a variety of technological applications. Each chapter is concerned with a single topic, developing an understanding through the use of diagrams, examples, numerical simulations, and logical arguments. The mathematical content is kept to a minimum to provide the reader with insightful discussions of optical phenomena.read more
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Radiation pressure and the photon momentum in dielectrics
C. Baxter,Rodney Loudon +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the magnitudes of the photon momenta in free space, derived by Maxwell and Einstein, and those in homogeneous, dispersionless and lossless dielectrics, associated with Abraham and Minkowski are reviewed.
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From Animaculum to single molecules: 300 years of the light microscope.
TL;DR: A review of the development of the light microscope can be found in this paper, where the authors start with the work of Antonj van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) and summarize the key developments over the last 300 years.
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Hyperspectral Imaging Remote Sensing: Physics, Sensors, and Algorithms
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a self-contained guide to the principles, techniques, models and tools of imaging spectroscopy, including sensor design and calibration, atmospheric inversion and model techniques, and processing and exploitation algorithms.
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From Animaculum to single-molecules: 300 years of the light microscope
TL;DR: The key developments over the last 300 years have seen the light microscope evolve from a simple single lens device of van Leeuwenhoek's day into an instrument capable of observing the dynamics of single biological molecules inside living cells, and to tracking every cell nucleus in the development of whole embryos and plants.
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Introduction to Aberrations in Optical Imaging Systems
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an excellent introduction to the wave theory of aberrations and will be valuable to graduate students in optical engineering, as well as to researchers and technicians in academia and industry interested in optical imaging systems.
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