Books in the Optical Science and Engineering series

This book discusses the physics of plasma initiation and reviews the features of dissipating, propagating plasmas. It deals with advances in diagnostics for high-energy, laser-fusion plasmas. The book reviews the basic physical processes, plasma characteristics of the "continuous optical discharge".

Discusses the various aspects of acousto-optic deflectors, modulators and tunable filters, emphasizing hands-on procedures for design, fabrication and testing. This book covers acousto-optic device design and impedance matching that permits the actual design of real devices and device-matching circuits.

Describes the major devices used in photonic systems. This book provides an overview of the field of photonics, detailing practical examples of photonic technology in a wide range of applications. It discusses photonic systems and devices.

Builds a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of photonics from the basics of light waves to fiber optics and lasers. This work is divided into six sections, systematically working through light, optics, waves and diffraction, optical fibers, fiber optics testing, and laboratory safety.

This book presents a wide spectrum of applications where image analysis has been successfully employed, providing the reader with an insight into the merits or demerits of a particular technique. It deals with the domain of graphics recognition, document analysis, and map data interpretation.

This book highlights important facets of photoconductivity and photodetection. It focuses on modem photodetectors, describes various configurations for experimental techniques in photoconductivity measurements, and observes unusual photoconducting properties in diluted magnetic semiconductors.