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The Pencil of Nature (Illustrated and Annotated)

by William Henry Fox Talbot ...

The Pencil of Nature, written in six installments between 1844 and 1846, was the "first photographically illustrated book to be commercially published" or "the first commercially published book illustrated with photographs". It was wholly executed by the new art of Photogenic Drawing, without any aid whatever from the artist's pencil and regarded as an important and influential work in the history ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

The Pencil of Nature, written in six installments between 1844 and 1846, was the "first photographically illustrated book to be commercially published" or "the first commercially published book illustrated with photographs". It was wholly executed by the new art of Photogenic Drawing, without any aid whatever from the artist's pencil and regarded as an important and influential work in the history
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How to Measure Light | Light as Energy | Encyclopedia Kids Books | Science Grade 5 | Children's Physics Books

by Baby Professor ...

This time, let’s learn to measure light. This science book will teach your fifth grader that light is an energy form that can be measured using wavelengths, cycle and frequency. Also included in the discussion are the characteristics of white light such as transparency, translucency and opacity. This is a wonderful read that is inline with standard school curriculum. Get a copy today. ... Read more

$5.12 CAD

This time, let’s learn to measure light. This science book will teach your fifth grader that light is an energy form that can be measured using wavelengths, cycle and frequency. Also included in the discussion are the characteristics of white light such as transparency, translucency and opacity. This is a wonderful read that is inline with standard school curriculum. Get a copy today.
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Optical Engineering

by Knowledge Flow ...

Series series Engineering Core Series
Optical Engineering by Knowledge Flow is a comprehensive eBook that explores the principles and applications of optics in engineering. Designed for students, researchers, and professionals, it covers key topics such as light propagation, optical systems, lenses, lasers, fiber optics, and imaging technologies. With clear explanations and detailed illustrations, the book simplifies complex optical ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Optical Engineering by Knowledge Flow is a comprehensive eBook that explores the principles and applications of optics in engineering. Designed for students, researchers, and professionals, it covers key topics such as light propagation, optical systems, lenses, lasers, fiber optics, and imaging technologies. With clear explanations and detailed illustrations, the book simplifies complex optical
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Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE)

A Practical Guide

Edited by Jianwei Xu, Ming Hui Chua, Ben Zhong Tang ...

Series series Materials Today
Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE): A Practical Guide introduces readers to the topic, guiding them through fundamental concepts and the latest advances in applications. The book covers concepts, principles and working mechanisms of AIE in AIE-active luminogens, with different classes of AIE luminogens reviewed, including polymers, three-dimensional frameworks (MOFs and COFs) and supramolecular ... Read more

$230.39 CAD

Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE): A Practical Guide introduces readers to the topic, guiding them through fundamental concepts and the latest advances in applications. The book covers concepts, principles and working mechanisms of AIE in AIE-active luminogens, with different classes of AIE luminogens reviewed, including polymers, three-dimensional frameworks (MOFs and COFs) and supramolecular
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Laser Spectroscopy for Sensing

Fundamentals, Techniques and Applications

Edited by Matthieu Baudelet ...

Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
Laser spectroscopy is a valuable tool for sensing and chemical analysis. Developments in lasers, detectors and mathematical analytical tools have led to improvements in the sensitivity and selectivity of spectroscopic techniques and extended their fields of application. Laser Spectroscopy for Sensing examines these advances and how laser spectroscopy can be used in a diverse range of industrial, ... Read more

$234.71 CAD

Laser spectroscopy is a valuable tool for sensing and chemical analysis. Developments in lasers, detectors and mathematical analytical tools have led to improvements in the sensitivity and selectivity of spectroscopic techniques and extended their fields of application. Laser Spectroscopy for Sensing examines these advances and how laser spectroscopy can be used in a diverse range of industrial,
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Nonlinear Optics

by Robert W. Boyd ...

Nonlinear Optics, Fourth Edition, is a tutorial-based introduction to nonlinear optics that is suitable for graduate-level courses in electrical and electronic engineering, and for electronic and computer engineering departments, physics departments, and as a reference for industry practitioners of nonlinear optics. It will appeal to a wide audience of optics, physics and electrical and electronic ... Read more

$95.75 CAD

Nonlinear Optics, Fourth Edition, is a tutorial-based introduction to nonlinear optics that is suitable for graduate-level courses in electrical and electronic engineering, and for electronic and computer engineering departments, physics departments, and as a reference for industry practitioners of nonlinear optics. It will appeal to a wide audience of optics, physics and electrical and electronic
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Laser Growth and Processing of Photonic Devices

Edited by Nikolaos A Vainos ...

Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
The use of lasers in the processing of electronic and photonic material is becoming increasingly widespread, with technological advances reducing costs and increasing both the quality and range of novel devices which can be produced. Laser growth and processing of photonic devices is the first book to review this increasingly important field.Part one investigates laser-induced growth of materials ... Read more

$218.87 CAD

The use of lasers in the processing of electronic and photonic material is becoming increasingly widespread, with technological advances reducing costs and increasing both the quality and range of novel devices which can be produced. Laser growth and processing of photonic devices is the first book to review this increasingly important field.Part one investigates laser-induced growth of materials
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Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

by Peter W. Hawkes ...

Series Book 140 - Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics
Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials-Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. This series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic ... Read more

$206.63 CAD

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials-Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. This series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic
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Imaging Optics

by Joseph Braat, Peter Török ...

This comprehensive and self-contained text presents the fundamentals of optical imaging from the viewpoint of both ray and wave optics, within a single volume. Comprising three distinct parts, it opens with an introduction to electromagnetic theory, including electromagnetic diffraction problems and how they can be solved with the aid of standard numerical methods such as RCWA or FDTD. The second ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

This comprehensive and self-contained text presents the fundamentals of optical imaging from the viewpoint of both ray and wave optics, within a single volume. Comprising three distinct parts, it opens with an introduction to electromagnetic theory, including electromagnetic diffraction problems and how they can be solved with the aid of standard numerical methods such as RCWA or FDTD. The second
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A Concise Guide to Collecting and Restoring Vintage Binoculars (Third Edition)

by Alberto Roberts ...

A Concise Guide to Collecting and Restoring Vintage Binoculars (Third Edition) is a short introductory guide, suitable for anyone who would like to build a collection of binoculars, have guidance on purchasing previously owned binoculars, carry out servicing and restoration tasks, and have a better understanding of binocular history, types and specifications. ... Read more

$4.97 CAD

A Concise Guide to Collecting and Restoring Vintage Binoculars (Third Edition) is a short introductory guide, suitable for anyone who would like to build a collection of binoculars, have guidance on purchasing previously owned binoculars, carry out servicing and restoration tasks, and have a better understanding of binocular history, types and specifications.
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Semiconductor Nanolasers

by Qing Gu, Yeshaiahu Fainman ...

This unique resource explains the fundamental physics of semiconductor nanolasers, and provides detailed insights into their design, fabrication, characterization, and applications. Topics covered range from the theoretical treatment of the underlying physics of nanoscale phenomena, such as temperature dependent quantum effects and active medium selection, to practical design aspects, including ... Read more

$148.31 CAD

This unique resource explains the fundamental physics of semiconductor nanolasers, and provides detailed insights into their design, fabrication, characterization, and applications. Topics covered range from the theoretical treatment of the underlying physics of nanoscale phenomena, such as temperature dependent quantum effects and active medium selection, to practical design aspects, including
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Plasmonic Nanoelectronics and Sensing

by Er-Ping Li, Hong-Son Chu ...

Series series EuMA High Frequency Technologies Series
Plasmonic nanostructures provide new ways of manipulating the flow of light with nanostructures and nanoparticles exhibiting optical properties never before seen in the macro-world. Covering plasmonic technology from fundamental theory to real world applications, this work provides a comprehensive overview of the field. • Discusses the fundamental theory of plasmonics, enabling a deeper ... Read more

$59.03 CAD

Plasmonic nanostructures provide new ways of manipulating the flow of light with nanostructures and nanoparticles exhibiting optical properties never before seen in the macro-world. Covering plasmonic technology from fundamental theory to real world applications, this work provides a comprehensive overview of the field. • Discusses the fundamental theory of plasmonics, enabling a deeper
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Transmission Lines

Equivalent Circuits, Electromagnetic Theory, and Photons

by Richard Collier ...

Series series The Cambridge RF and Microwave Engineering Series
This rigorous treatment of transmission lines presents all the essential concepts in a clear and straightforward manner. Key principles are demonstrated by numerous practical worked examples and illustrations, and complex mathematics is avoided throughout. Early chapters cover pulse propagation, sinusoidal waves and coupled lines, all set within the context of a simple lossless equivalent circuit. ... Read more

$67.67 CAD

This rigorous treatment of transmission lines presents all the essential concepts in a clear and straightforward manner. Key principles are demonstrated by numerous practical worked examples and illustrations, and complex mathematics is avoided throughout. Early chapters cover pulse propagation, sinusoidal waves and coupled lines, all set within the context of a simple lossless equivalent circuit.
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Applied Nanophotonics

by Sergey V. Gaponenko, Hilmi Volkan Demir ...

With full color throughout, this unique text provides an accessible yet rigorous introduction to the basic principles, technology, and applications of nanophotonics. It explains key physical concepts such as quantum confinement in semiconductors, light confinement in metal and dielectric nanostructures, and wave coupling in nanostructures, and describes how they can be applied in lighting sources, ... Read more

$92.15 CAD

With full color throughout, this unique text provides an accessible yet rigorous introduction to the basic principles, technology, and applications of nanophotonics. It explains key physical concepts such as quantum confinement in semiconductors, light confinement in metal and dielectric nanostructures, and wave coupling in nanostructures, and describes how they can be applied in lighting sources,
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Organic Electro-Optics and Photonics

Molecules, Polymers, and Crystals

by Larry R. Dalton, Peter Günter, Mojca Jazbinsek, O-Pil Kwon, Philip A. Sullivan ...

This definitive guide to modern organic electro-optic and photonic technologies provides critical insight into recent advances in organic electro-optic materials, from the underlying quantum and statistical concepts through to the practical application of materials in modern devices and systems. • Introduces theoretical and experimental methods for improving organic electro-optic and photonic ... Read more

$92.15 CAD

This definitive guide to modern organic electro-optic and photonic technologies provides critical insight into recent advances in organic electro-optic materials, from the underlying quantum and statistical concepts through to the practical application of materials in modern devices and systems. • Introduces theoretical and experimental methods for improving organic electro-optic and photonic
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Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

Aberration-corrected Electron Microscopy

by Peter W. Hawkes ...

Series Book 153 - Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics
The invention of the electron microscope more than 70 years ago made it possible to visualize a new world, far smaller than anything that could be seen with the traditional microscope. The biologist could study viruses and the components of cells, the materials scientist could study the structure of metals and alloys and many other substances, and especially their defects. But even the electron ... Read more

$206.63 CAD

The invention of the electron microscope more than 70 years ago made it possible to visualize a new world, far smaller than anything that could be seen with the traditional microscope. The biologist could study viruses and the components of cells, the materials scientist could study the structure of metals and alloys and many other substances, and especially their defects. But even the electron
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How Can White Light Be Opaque, Transparent or Translucent? | Light Science for Kids Grade 5 | Children's Physics Books

by Baby Professor ...

Three things will be discussed in this book and they are all characteristics of white light: opaque, transparent and translucent. The first few pages will touch on the definition of light to build a foundational knowledge on the topic. Later, it will discuss how opaque, transparent and translucent objects affect the travel of light. It will end with how a prism works in relation to light. ... Read more

$5.12 CAD

Three things will be discussed in this book and they are all characteristics of white light: opaque, transparent and translucent. The first few pages will touch on the definition of light to build a foundational knowledge on the topic. Later, it will discuss how opaque, transparent and translucent objects affect the travel of light. It will end with how a prism works in relation to light.
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A Guided Tour of Light Beams (Second Edition)

From lasers to optical knots

by David S Simon ...

Series series IOP ebooks
This book provides an introductory overview of a variety of novel light beams, covering their basic physics and optics, and discussing new cutting-edge applications to which they give rise in science, technology, and medicine. Following a short introduction, topics include optical propagation, Gaussian beams and lasers, orbital angular momentum and Laguerre–Gauss beams, Bessel and Airy beams, as ... Read more

$122.39 CAD

This book provides an introductory overview of a variety of novel light beams, covering their basic physics and optics, and discussing new cutting-edge applications to which they give rise in science, technology, and medicine. Following a short introduction, topics include optical propagation, Gaussian beams and lasers, orbital angular momentum and Laguerre–Gauss beams, Bessel and Airy beams, as
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Stigmatic Optics

by Rafael G González-Acuña, Hector A Chaparro-Romo ...

Series series IOP ebooks
This book examines the concept of stigmatism from its base to the most fundamental stigmatic systems. The book begins with Maxwell's equations, before continuing with the wave equation, the eikonal equation and the ray equation. The eikonal equation is also studied with the formalism of the calculation of variations and the concept of stigmatism. Once the foundations of stigmatism have been ... Read more

$122.39 CAD

This book examines the concept of stigmatism from its base to the most fundamental stigmatic systems. The book begins with Maxwell's equations, before continuing with the wave equation, the eikonal equation and the ray equation. The eikonal equation is also studied with the formalism of the calculation of variations and the concept of stigmatism. Once the foundations of stigmatism have been
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Sensors Handbook

by Sabrie Soloman ...

Complete, State-of-the-Art Coverage of Sensor Technologies and ApplicationsFully revised with the latest breakthroughs in integrated sensors and control systems, Sensors Handbook, Second Edition provides all of the information needed to select the optimum sensor for any type of application, including engineering, semiconductor manufacturing, medical, military, agricultural, geographical, and ... Read more

$144.80 CAD

Complete, State-of-the-Art Coverage of Sensor Technologies and ApplicationsFully revised with the latest breakthroughs in integrated sensors and control systems, Sensors Handbook, Second Edition provides all of the information needed to select the optimum sensor for any type of application, including engineering, semiconductor manufacturing, medical, military, agricultural, geographical, and
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SuperSight

What Augmented Reality Means for Our Lives, Our Work, and the Way We Imagine the Future

by David Rose ...

NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNER — NONFICTION2022 IPPY AWARDS BRONZE MEDALIST — SCIENCEFor thousands of years, human vision has been largely unchanged by evolution. We’re about to get a software update.Today, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Snap, Samsung, and a host of startups are racing to radically change the way we see. The building blocks are already falling into place: cloud ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNER — NONFICTION2022 IPPY AWARDS BRONZE MEDALIST — SCIENCEFor thousands of years, human vision has been largely unchanged by evolution. We’re about to get a software update.Today, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Snap, Samsung, and a host of startups are racing to radically change the way we see. The building blocks are already falling into place: cloud
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Optical Communication Systems

Limits and Possibilities

Edited by Andrew Ellis, Mariia Sorokina ...

Telecommunications have underpinned social interaction and economic activity since the 19th century and have been increasingly reliant on optical fibers since their initial commercial deployment by BT in 1983. Today, mobile phone networks, data centers, and broadband services that facilitate our entertainment, commerce, and increasingly health provision are built on hidden optical fiber networks. ... Read more

$184.74 CAD

Telecommunications have underpinned social interaction and economic activity since the 19th century and have been increasingly reliant on optical fibers since their initial commercial deployment by BT in 1983. Today, mobile phone networks, data centers, and broadband services that facilitate our entertainment, commerce, and increasingly health provision are built on hidden optical fiber networks.
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Lévy Statistics and Spin Glass Behavior in Random Lasers

Edited by Anderson S. L. Gomes, André L. Moura, Cid B. de Araújo, Ernesto P. Raposo ...

This book could not have been timelier. It describes a multidisciplinary experimental work reported in the literature from 2015 to 2022, supported by a theoretical proposal from 2006, exploiting random lasers and random fiber lasers as a photonic platform to perform statistical physics, as Lévy-like statistics and extreme events, as well as complex systems, including turbulence, replica symmetry ... Read more

$221.70 CAD

This book could not have been timelier. It describes a multidisciplinary experimental work reported in the literature from 2015 to 2022, supported by a theoretical proposal from 2006, exploiting random lasers and random fiber lasers as a photonic platform to perform statistical physics, as Lévy-like statistics and extreme events, as well as complex systems, including turbulence, replica symmetry
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Next-Generation High-Speed Electronics and Optoelectronics

Volume 2

Edited by Aritra Acharyya, Angsuman Sarkar, Mariya Aleksandrova ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book offers an in-depth exploration of the latest advancements in high-speed electronics and optoelectronics, focusing on breakthrough technologies that drive faster data rates, lower power consumption, and improved system performance. Readers gain insights into advanced materials like graphene and black phosphorus, cutting-edge device architectures, and innovative circuit designs for ... Read more

$232.28 CAD

This book offers an in-depth exploration of the latest advancements in high-speed electronics and optoelectronics, focusing on breakthrough technologies that drive faster data rates, lower power consumption, and improved system performance. Readers gain insights into advanced materials like graphene and black phosphorus, cutting-edge device architectures, and innovative circuit designs for
... Read more

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