Progress in Optics (eBook)

Emil Wolf (Herausgeber)

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2004 | 1. Auflage
460 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-093046-6 (ISBN)

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Optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, forty years ago. At the time of inception of this series, the first lasers were only just becoming operational, holography was in its infancy, subjects such as fiber optics, integrated optics and optoelectronics did not exist and quantum optics was the domain of only a few physicists. The term photonics had not yet been coined. Today these fields are flourishing and have become areas of specialisation for many science and engineering students and numerous research workers and engineers throughout the world. Some of the advances in these fields have been recognized by awarding Nobel prizes to seven physicists in the last twenty years. The volumes in this series which have appeared up to now contain 240 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments. They have helped optical scientists and optical engineers to stay abreast of their fields. There is no sign that developments in optics are slowing down or becoming less interesting. We confidently expect that, just like their predecessors, future volumes of Progress in Optics will faithfully record the most important advances that are being made in optics and related fields.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Progress in Optics, Volume 46 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
Preface 6
Chapter 1. Ultrafast solid-state lasers 12
List of symbols 14
1. Introduction 18
2. Definition of Q-switching and mode locking 21
3. Overview of ultrafast solid-state lasers 26
4. Loss modulation 54
5. Pulse propagation in dispersive media 65
6. Mode-locking techniques 76
7. Pulse characterization 101
8. Carrier envelope offset (CEO) 104
9. Outlook 106
References 109
Chapter 2. Multiple scattering of light from randomly rough surfaces 128
1. Introduction 130
2. Characterization of randomly rough surfaces 132
3. Equations for electromagnetic fields and observable quantities 137
4. Weak localization effects in the multiple scattering of light from randomly rough surfaces Enhanced backscattering 144
5. Angular intensity correlation functions 191
6. Multiple-scattering effects in the scattering of light from complex media bounded by a rough surface 200
7. Near-field effects: localization phenomena for surface waves 228
8. Spectral changes induced by multiple scattering 232
9. Conclusions 240
Acknowledgements 244
References 244
Chapter 3. Laser-diode interferometry 254
1. Introduction 256
2. Laser-diode operation 257
3. Modulation methods in laser-diode interferometers 261
4. Laser-diode phase-shifting interferometers 262
5. Sinusoidal phase-modulating interferometry 294
6. Feedback interferometry 296
7. Heterodyne interferometry 297
8. Optical coherence function synthesized by tunable LD 310
9. Holographic interferometer and phase-conjugate interferometer by tunable LD 312
10. Conclusions 313
Acknowledgements 314
References 314
Chapter 4. Optical realizations of quantum teleportation 322
1. A brief primer on quantum teleportation 324
2. Optical teleportation of discrete variables 337
3. Optical teleportation of continuous variables 353
4. Conclusions 361
References 361
Chapter 5. Intensity-field correlations of non-classical light 366
1. Introduction 368
2. Theory 370
3. Examples 377
4. Experiment in cavity QED 396
5. Equal-time cross- and auto-correlations 404
6. Quantum measurements and quantum feedback 407
7. Conclusion and outlook 413
Acknowledgements 414
References 414
Author index for Volume 46 416
Subject index for Volume 46 434
Contents of previous volumes 438
Cumulative index – Volumes 1–46 448

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.5.2004
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Optik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-093046-8 / 0080930468
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-093046-6 / 9780080930466