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  • I Can See Planets and Stars from My Room! How The Telescope Works - Physics Book 4th Grade | Children's Physics Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    How does the telescope allow you to see what outer space looks like? Give your child the tool to know the answer to this question. Give him/her a copy of this physics book for fourth graders. Making physics fun and easy to read could be the secret to encouraging a child to gain more knowledge on the subject. Make this book your child’s first step to further learning. ... Read more

    4,11 €

  • Plasmonics-Based Optical Sensors and Detectors

    by Banshi D. Gupta, Anuj K Sharma, Jin Li ...
    Plasmonics stems from the surface charge density oscillations at metal–dielectric interface, leading to extremely strong light–matter interactions. In the past few decades, plasmonics has become one of the most favorite fields/techniques in realizing high-performance photonic devices. For this purpose, different new concepts, such as exploration of different radiation frequency regions, two ... Read more

    168,85 €

  • Lithium Niobate Nanophotonics

    by Ya Cheng ...
    Photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology holds great potential for breaking through the bottlenecks in current photonic and optoelectronic networks. Recently, a revolution has been witnessed in the field of lithium niobate (LN) photonics. Over the past decade, nanoscale LN waveguides with a propagation loss of ~0.01 dB and a radius of curvature on the level of ~100 μm have been demonstrated. ... Read more

    140,91 €

  • Principles of LED Light Communications

    Towards Networked Li-Fi

    by Svilen Dimitrov, Harald Haas ...
    Balancing theoretical analysis and practical advice, this book describes all the underlying principles required to build high performance indoor optical wireless communication (OWC) systems based on visible and infrared light, alongside essential techniques for optimising systems by maximising throughput, reducing hardware complexity and measuring performance effectively. It provides a ... Read more

    87,33 €

  • Introducing Photonics

    by Brian Culshaw ...
    The essential guide for anyone wanting a quick introduction to the fundamental ideas underlying photonics. The author uses his forty years of experience in photonics research and teaching to provide intuitive explanations of key concepts, and demonstrates how these relate to the operation of photonic devices and systems. Readers will gain insight into the nature of light and the ways in which it ... Read more

    40,59 €

  • Introduction to Optical and Optoelectronic Properties of Nanostructures

    by Vladimir V. Mitin, Viacheslav A. Kochelap, Mitra Dutta, Michael A. Stroscio ...
    Get to grips with the fundamental optical and optoelectronic properties of nanostructures. This comprehensive guide makes a wide variety of modern topics accessible, and includes up-to-date material on the optical properties of monolayer crystals, plasmonics, nanophotonics, UV quantum well lasers, and wide bandgap materials and heterostructures. The unified, multidisciplinary approach makes it ... Read more

    99,42 €

  • What My Eyes See : The Science of Light - Physics Book for Children | Children's Physics Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    How do you see? Optics or the science of light is an interesting topic that has been made child-friendly in this educational picture book. The author creates a strong link between the theory and the actual experience of seeing. For sure, your child will pick up several facts and information from this book. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    4,11 €

  • Glassy Disordered Systems: Glass Formation And Universal Anomalous Low-energy Properties (Soft Modes)

    by Michael I Klinger ...
    The present book describes the fundamental features of glassy disordered systems at high temperatures (close to the liquid-to-glass transition) and for the first time in a book, the universal anomalous properties of glasses at low energies (i.e. temperatures/frequencies lower than the Debye values) are depicted. Several important theoretical models for both the glass formation and the universal ... Read more

    37,83 €

  • Nanostructured Materials for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

    by Dr Shan Yi Shen, Professor Mukul Pradhan, Professor Kyusik Yun, Dr Balaji Ramachandran, Professor Kalisadhan Mukherjee, Professor Himani Kalita, Professor Sudipta Mahana, Professor Ruey-An Doong, Dr Kuraganti Vasu, Dr Mohd Shkir, Professor Moumita Chandra ...
    Series series IOP ebooks
    Photoelectrochemical water splitting has been identified as a suitable and sustainable approach to address two of the main issues facing humanity: environmental protection, and clean and sustainable energy production. Nanostructure-based photoelectrochemical water splitting is a highly promising process for converting solar energy into hydrogen energy. This reference text presents the latest ... Read more

    87,76 €

  • Advances in Laser Materials Processing

    Technology, Research and Application

    Edited by Jonathan R. Lawrence ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Welding and Other Joining Technologies
    Because of its capacity for continuous development and flexibility of use, the laser has become a mainstream manufacturing tool in many industrial sectors. This timely book relays the state-of-the-art in laser materials processing technology and applications and likely advances to be made from current research taking place around the world. The book also promotes appreciation for laser ... Read more

    229,59 €

  • Modern Luminescence from Fundamental Concepts to Materials and Applications, Volume 1

    Concepts of Luminescence

    Edited by Surender Kumar Sharma, Carlos Jacinto da Silva, Daniel Jaque Garcia, Navadeep Shrivastava ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
    Modern Luminescence: From Fundamental Concepts to Materials and Applications, Volume One, Concepts and Luminescence is a multivolume work that reviews the fundamental principles, properties and applications of luminescent materials. Topics addressed include key concepts of luminescence, with a focus on important characterization techniques to understand a wide category of luminescent materials. ... Read more

    225,03 €

  • Polarization Optics in Optical Fiber Communication Systems

    by Xiaoguang Zhang, Lixia Xi, Nan Cui, Hu Zhang, Xiaosheng Xiao, Xianfeng Tang ...
    Polarization Optics in Optical Fiber Communication Systems provides a complete overview of polarization optics as it applies to fiber optic communication systems. The book begins with the basics of polarization optics that is followed by the physical mechanisms and mathematical descriptions of the polarization phenomena encountered in the transmission of optical signals in fiber optic channels, ... Read more

    172,88 €

  • Guided Wave Optical Components and Devices

    Basics, Technology, and Applications

    by Bishnu P. Pal ...
    Guided Wave Optical Components and Devices provides a comprehensive, lucid, and clear introduction to the world of guided wave optical components and devices. Bishnu Pal has collaborated with some of the greatest minds in optics to create a truly inclusive treatise on this contemporary topic. Written by leaders in the field, this book delivers cutting-edge research and essential information for ... Read more

    77,37 €

  • Hot-Carrier Effects in MOS Devices

    by Eiji Takeda, Cary Y. Yang, Akemi Miura-Hamada ...
    The exploding number of uses for ultrafast, ultrasmall integrated circuits has increased the importance of hot-carrier effects in manufacturing as well as for other technological applications. They are rapidly movingout of the research lab and into the real world. This book is derived from Dr. Takedas book in Japanese, Hot-Carrier Effects, (published in 1987 by Nikkei Business Publishers). However ... Read more

    49,49 €

  • Handbook of Terahertz Technology for Imaging, Sensing and Communications

    Edited by D Saeedkia ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
    The recent development of easy-to-use sources and detectors of terahertz radiation has enabled growth in applications of terahertz (Thz) imaging and sensing. This vastly adaptable technology offers great potential across a wide range of areas, and the Handbook of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing and communications explores the fundamental principles, important developments and key ... Read more

    216,02 €

  • Optofluidics: Fundamentals and Applications

    by Sha Xiong, Ai-Qun Liu ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Optofluidics integrates the fields of optics and microfluidics, providing novel functionalities with optical and fluidic property manipulations on the micro/nano meter scale. This book introduces the fundamentals and state-of-art for optofluidic technology and optofluidic devices, as well as its applications in biophysical analysis and detection. It covers the basic design principle and ... Read more

    133,55 €

  • Optical Fiber Telecommunications IIIA

    by Thomas L. Koch ...
    Series Book 3 - Optics and Photonics
    Updated to include the latest information on light wave technology, Optical Fiber Telecommunication III, Volumes A & B are invaluable for scientists, students, and engineers in the modern telecommunications industry. This two-volume set includes the most current research available in optical fiber telecommunications, light wave technology, and photonics/optoelectronics. The authors cover important ... Read more

    157,51 €

  • Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

    by Peter W. Hawkes ...
    Series Book 181 - 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

    166,52 €

  • The Optical Communications Reference

    Edited by Casimer DeCusatis, Ivan Kaminow ...
    Extracting key information from Academic Press's range of prestigious titles in optical communications, this reference gives the R&D optical fiber communications engineer a quick and easy-to-grasp understanding of the current state of the art in optical communications technology, together with some of the underlying theory, covering a broad of topics: optical waveguides, optical fibers, optical ... Read more

    98,99 €

  • Photonics Elements for Sensing and Optical Conversions

    Edited by Nikolay L. Kazanskiy ...
    This book covers a number of a rapidly growing areas of knowledge that may be termed as diffractive nanophotonics. It also discusses in detail photonic components that may find uses in sensorics and optical transformations. Photonics Elements for Sensing and Optical Conversions, covers a number of rapidly growing areas of knowledge that may be termed as diffractive nanophotonics. The book examines ... Read more

    68,01 €

  • Fiber Lasers

    Fundamentals with MATLAB® Modelling

    Edited by Johan Meyer, Suné von Solms, Justice Sompo ...
    Over the past two decades, the use of fiber lasers in engineering applications has gradually become established as an engineering discipline on its own. The development of fiber lasers is mainly the result of studies from various domains like photonics, optical sensing, fiber optics, nonlinear optics, and telecommunication. Though many excellent books exist on each of these subjects, and several ... Read more

    55,87 €

  • Optical Sensors and Distributed Sensing

    Innovations, Techniques, and Applications

    Edited by Jose Anand A., Shilpa Mehta, Anita Mohanty, Nitaigour Premchand Mahalik, Subrat Kumar Mohanty, Ambarish Mohapatra ...
    This edited book distinguishes itself by providing an in-depth exploration of recent keywords such as photonic crystals, quantum key distribution, and heterogeneous integration. By bridging the gap left by existing literature, the book offers a holistic perspective on optical sensing technologies and distributed sensing networks. It delves into challenges and future directions, particularly ... Read more

    71,66 €

  • Handbook of Adaptive Optics

    From Foundations to Applications

    Edited by Enrique Josua Fernandez ...
    Adaptive Optics (AO) is a technique allowing the manipulation of the wavefront of the light benefitting multiple fields like Microscopy, Optical Coherence Tomography, Visual Testing, Optical Communications, and Astronomical Optics, just to mention some examples. Handbook of Adaptive Optics contains a complete picture of the technique from the foundations to the most promising applications of AO in ... Read more

    208,93 €

  • Polarized Light and the Mueller Matrix Approach

    by Razvigor Ossikovski, José Jorge Gil, Jose J. Gil ...
    Series series Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
    An Up-to-Date Compendium on the Physics and Mathematics of Polarization PhenomenaNow thoroughly revised, Polarized Light and the Mueller Matrix Approach cohesively integrates basic concepts of polarization phenomena from the dual viewpoints of the states of polarization of electromagnetic waves and the transformations of these states by the action of material media. Through selected examples, it ... Read more

    61,94 €