Encyclopedia of Modern Optics

Optics is a cross-cutting topic, having relevance to a broad range of disciplines ranging from Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science to Medicine. It also provides the basis for many fundamental tools and devices used in both science and everyday life, such as microscopes, telescopes, cameras, endoscopes, detectors, and displays. This 3rd edition of Encyclopedia of Modern Optics will again provide a comprehensive summary of the entire field of optics and act as the ideal learning tool to those studying the discipline. Headed up by an editorial board of world-leading physicists and containing approximately 170 chapters written by leading researchers, it will bridge all areas of the field, with a strong emphasis on covering current areas of research and advancing technologies. With a clear and logical chapter template, content will be divided into the following eleven thematic sections, each of which will contain chapters written by leading scientists who've summarized the basic approaches and most important findings within the field: Classical Optics Displays Fiber optics Imaging including biomedical and non-biomedical Nonlinear Optics Semiconductor Optics Lasers Spectroscopy Infrared Optics Terahertz Optics Quantum Optics Advanced interactive features and multimedia will be included where appropriate, increasing the practicality and learning outcomes for the modern-day reader for whom online usage is preferred. The result will be an outstanding single point-of-entry into the broad field of optics, and once again, an authoritative “go-to” source for physicists to refer to time and again.