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Progress in optics. Volume XIV
Title:
Progress in optics. Volume XIV
Author:
Wolf, Emil.
ISBN:
9780080887623
9780444109149
Publication Information:
Amsterdam ; New York : North-Holland Pub. Co., 1976.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvii, 422 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
Progress in Optics ; v. 14
Progress in Optics.
Contents:
Front Cover; Progress in Optics, Volume XIV; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER I. THE STATISTICS OF SPECKLE PATTERNS; 1. Introduction; 2. Normal Speckle Patterns; 3. Partially Coherent Illumination; 4. Surface-dependent Features of Speckle Patterns; 5. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER II. HIGH-RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES IN OPTICAL ASTRONOMY; 0. Introduction; 1. Atmospheric Optics; 2. Direct Interferometry; 3. Interferometer Designs and Results; 4. The Image Reconstruction Problem; 5. Construction of a Synthetic-Aperture Array of Optical Telescopes.
6. Intensity Interferometry7. Heterodyne Interferometry; 8. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER III. RELAXATION PHENOMENA IN RARE-EARTH LUMINESCENCE; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical Developments; 3. Rare-Earth Energy Levels; 4. Excitation and Decay in Rare-Earth Systems; 5. Radiative Decay; 6. Multiphonon Relaxation; 7. Cooperative Relaxation; 8. Selected Applications; 9. Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER IV. THE ULTRAFAST OPTICAL KERR SHUTTER; 1. Introduction; 2. The Ultrafast Optical Kerr Shutter; 3. Ultrahigh Speed Photography; 4. Sampling Optical Signals; 5. Concluding Remarks.
AcknowledgementsReferences; CHAPTER V. HOLOGRAPHIC DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Characteristics of Spectroscopic Diffraction Gratings; 3. Basic Principles of Holographic Diffraction Gratings; 4. Production of Holographic Gratings; 5. Properties of Holographic Gratings and Comparison with Classical Gratings; 6. Further Improvements of Holographic Gratings; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER VI. PHOTOEMISSION; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Basis of the PE; 3. Experimental Determination of the Escape Depth of the Photoelectrons; 4. Surface Photoexcitation.
5. ConclusionAcknowledgement; References; CHAPTER VII. OPTICAL FIBRE WAVEGUIDES -- A REVIEW; 1. Introduction; 2. Fibres with Core and Cladding Possessing Uniform Refractive Index; 3. Fibres with Non-Uniform Refractive Index; Acknowledgements; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Cumulative Index -- Volumes I-XIV.
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Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
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| QC351 .P7 EB VOL. 14 | 1180984-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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