Keywords:
Physics
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Quantum optics
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Physics
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Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices
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Quantum Optics
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Popular Science in Physics
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History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
Description / Table of Contents:
History --- A brief history of light --- Ibn Al-Haitham – Father of modern optics --- Optical Sources --- Femtosecond light --- Laser --- LED light --- Electron optics --- Applications --- Biophotonics --- Optical communication --- Optical astronomy --- Solar cells --- Optics in Remote Sensing --- Optics in nanotechnology --- Optics in art --- Eye --- Optics in medicine --- Optical illusions --- Quantum Optics --- Optical tests of foundations of physics --- Nonlinear Optics: Historical Perspectives and New Opportunities --- Quantum communication --- Nature of photon --- Atom optics --- Coherent effects: From EIT to slow light
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XX, 504 pages)
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355 illustrations, 277 illustrations in color
ISBN:
9783319319032
URL:
https://link.springer.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=978-3-319-31903-2
Language:
English
