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Laser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications
An important guide to the major techniques for generating coherent light in the mid-infrared region of the spectrumLaser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications gives a comprehensive overview of the existing methods for generating coherent light in the important yet difficult-to-reach mid-infrar.... -
Laser Printing of Functional Materials
Author Pere Serra , Alberto Piqué
The first book on this hot topic includes such major research areas as printed electronics, sensors, biomaterials and 3D cell printing. Well-structured and with a strong focus on applications, the text is divided in three sections with the first descri....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Applied Optics Fundamentals and Device Applications
Author Mark A. Mentzer
How does the field of optical engineering impact biotechnology?Perhaps for the first time, Applied Optics Fundamentals and Device Applications: Nano, MOEMS, and Biotechnology answers that question directly by integrating coverage of the many disciplines and applicat....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Solar and Infrared Radiation Measurements
Author Thomas Stoffel , Joseph Michalsky , Frank Vignola
The rather specialized field of solar and infrared radiation measurement has become more and more important in the face of growing demands by the renewable energy and climate change research communities for data that are more accurate and have increased temporal and....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Nonlinear H-Infinity Control, Hamiltonian Systems and Hamilton-Jacobi Equations
Author M.D.S. Aliyu
A comprehensive overview of nonlinear H∞ control theory for both continuous-time and discrete-time systems, Nonlinear H∞-Control, Hamiltonian Systems and Hamilton-Jacobi Equations covers topics as diverse as singular nonlinear H∞-control, nonlinear H∞ -filtering, mi....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Discrete-Time Inverse Optimal Control for Nonlinear Systems
Author Fernando Ornelas-Tellez , Edgar N. Sanchez
Discrete-Time Inverse Optimal Control for Nonlinear Systems proposes a novel inverse optimal control scheme for stabilization and trajectory tracking of discrete-time nonlinear systems. This avoids the need to solve the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation an....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Ken Barat
New chapters and updates highlight the second edition of Laser Safety: Tools and Training. This text provides background information relating to lasers and laser safety, and examines the components of laser work and laser safety from a different perspective. W....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Mark Steven Csele
Offering a fresh take on laser engineering, Laser Modeling: A Numerical Approach with Algebra and Calculus presents algebraic models and traditional calculus-based methods in tandem to make concepts easier to digest and apply in the real world. Each technique is int....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Tunable Laser Optics, 2nd Edition
Author F.J. Duarte
Broadly tunable lasers have had, and continue to have, an enormous impact in many and diverse fields of science and technology. From a renaissance in spectroscopy to laser guide stars and laser cooling, the nexus is the tunable laser. Tunable Laser Optics offers a t....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Daryl Ronald Myers
Written by a leading scientist with over 35 years of experience working at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Solar Radiation: Practical Modeling for Renewable Energy Applications brings together the most widely used, easily implemented concepts and mo....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Handbook of Optical Metrology, 2nd Edition
Author Toru Yoshizawa
Handbook of Optical Metrology: Principles and Applications begins by discussing key principles and techniques before exploring practical applications of optical metrology. Designed to provide beginners with an introduction to optical metrology without sacrificing a....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology
Author Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu , Margarita Racsa , Monica S Krishnan
Handbook of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology serves as a practical tool and rapid reference to assist radiation oncology practitioners in direct patient care with common palliative care issues. Containing the most recent advances in translational pallia....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging
Author Jan S. Iwanczyk
Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging discusses the current state of the art and future prospects of photon-counting detectors for medical imaging applications. Featuring contributions from leading experts and pioneers in their respective fields, this book:Descri....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Author Constantinos-Vasilios Priporas , Melvin Prince
The concept and framework of market sensing was introduced by George Day more than 20 years ago into the strategic marketing literature—especially the philosophy of the market-driven organization. Market sensing can be considered an expression of a....
Release Date 2015/08 -
Optofluidics, Sensors and Actuators in Microstructured Optical Fibers
Author Stefano Selleri , Stavros Pissadakis
Combining the positive characteristics of microfluidics and optics, microstructured optical fibres (MOFs) have revolutionized the field of optoelectronics. Tailored guiding, diffractive structures and photonic band-gap effects are used to produce fibres with highly ....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Fundamental Principles of Engineering Nanometrology, 2nd Edition
Author Richard Leach
Working at the nano-scale demands an understanding of the high-precision measurement techniques that make nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing possible. Richard Leach introduces these techniques to a broad audience of engineers and scientists involved in nanote....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Computer Design of Diffractive Optics
Author V Soifer
Diffractive optics involves the manipulation of light using diffractive optical elements (DOEs). DOEs are being widely applied in such areas as telecommunications, electronics, laser technologies and biomedical engineering. Computer design of diffractive optics prov....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Measurements using Optic and RF Waves
Author Pierre-Noël Favennec , Frédérique de Fornel
Scientific and technical knowledge for measurements in modern electromagnetism must be vast as our electromagnetic environment covers all frequencies and wavelengths. These measurements must be applied to fields as varied as nanotechnologies, telecommunications, met....
Release Date 2010/01 -
OFDM for Optical Communications
Author Ivan Djordjevic , William Shieh
The first book on optical OFDM by the leading pioneers in the fieldThe only book to cover error correction codes for optical OFDMGives applications of OFDM to free-space communications, optical access networks, and metro and log haul transports show optical OFDM can....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy
Author David J. Brady
An essential reference for optical sensor system designThis is the first text to present an integrated view of the optical and mathematical analysis tools necessary to understand computational optical system design. It presents the foundations of computational optic....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Author Robert W. Boyd
Nonlinear optics is the study of the interaction of intense laser light with matter. The third edition of this textbook has been rewritten to conform to the standard SI system of units and includes comprehensively updated material on the latest developments in the f....
Release Date 2008/03 -
Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Measurement
Author Dominique Placko
This title presents the general principles of instrumentation processes. It explains the theoretical analysis of physical phenomena used by standard sensors and transducers to transform a physical value into an electrical signal. The pre-processing of these signals ....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Author With contributions Narkis Shatz and John C. Bortz , Pablo G. Benitez , Juan C. Mi
From its inception nearly 30 years ago, the optical subdiscipline now referred to as nonimaging optics, has experienced dramatic growth. The term nonimaging optics is concerned with applications where imaging formation is not important but where effective and effici....
Release Date 2004/12 -
Electro-Optical Instrumentation: Sensing and Measuring with Lasers
Author Silvano Donati - University of Pavia
The complete, practical sourcebook for laser sensing and measurementThis is a systematic, up-to-date guide to laser instrumentation for sensing and measurement in contemporary scientific, industrial, automotive and avionics applications. Dr. Silvano Donati presents ....
Release Date 2004/04