Progress in Optics
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published on 21. May 2010
421 pages
978-0-08-088762-3 (ISBN)
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Progress in Optics
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- 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 Interferometry
- 7. 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
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 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. Conclusion
- Acknowledgement
- 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
