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Book Military Laser Technology for Defense

Download or read book Military Laser Technology for Defense written by Alastair D. McAulay and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent advances in ultra-high-power lasers, including the free-electron laser, and impressive airborne demonstrations of laser weapons systems, such as the airborne laser, have shown the enormous potential of laser technology to revolutionize 21st century warfare. Military Laser Technology for Defense, includes only unclassified or declassified information. The book focuses on military applications that involve propagation of light through the atmosphere and provides basic relevant background technology. It describes high-power lasers and masers, including the free-electron laser. Further, Military Laser Technology for Defense addresses how laser technology can effectively mitigate six of the most pressing military threats of the 21st century: attack by missiles, terrorists, chemical and biological weapons, as well as difficulty in imaging in bad weather and threats from directed beam weapons and future nuclear weapons. The author believes that laser technology will revolutionize warfare in the 21st century.

Book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense  Security  and Aerospace Applications VI

Download or read book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense Security and Aerospace Applications VI written by Michael J. Hayduk and published by SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Proceedings Vol. 7821

Book Handbook of Nanophysics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Klaus D. Sattler
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2010-09-17
  • ISBN : 1420075519
  • Pages : 782 pages

Download or read book Handbook of Nanophysics written by Klaus D. Sattler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many bottom-up and top-down techniques for nanomaterial and nanostructure generation have enabled the development of applications in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics. Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics explores important recent applications of nanophysics in the areas of electronics and photonics. Each peer-reviewed c

Book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense  Security  and Aerospace Applications V

Download or read book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense Security and Aerospace Applications V written by Michael J. Hayduk and published by Society of Photo Optical. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Proceedings Vol. 7821

Book Optical Fiber Multiplexing and Emerging Techniques

Download or read book Optical Fiber Multiplexing and Emerging Techniques written by Syed H Murshid and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book begins with the history and fundamentals of optical fiber communications. Then, briefly introduces existing optical multiplexing techniques and finally focuses on spatial domain multiplexing (SDM), aka space division multiplexing, and orbital angular momentum of photon based multiplexing. These are two emerging multiplexing techniques that have added two new degrees of photon freedom to optical fibers.

Book Synthetic Methods in Organic Electronic and Photonic Materials

Download or read book Synthetic Methods in Organic Electronic and Photonic Materials written by Timothy Parker and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the development of courses on materials synthesis and the need to carry out specific chemical transformations in the laboratory, good practical advice will be needed for those requiring more detail on conjugated materials synthesis. The purpose of this book is to give researchers and students an introduction and reference that efficiently provides general information for each important synthetic method category and a number of examples from the literature to convey practically important variations. It is useful as an outline for advanced organic and materials science courses as well as a good introduction and desk reference for new and experienced researchers in the field.

Book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense  Security  and Aerospace Applications VII

Download or read book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense Security and Aerospace Applications VII written by Michael J. Hayduk and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Proceedings Vol. 7821

Book Ultrafast Lasers Based on Quantum Dot Structures

Download or read book Ultrafast Lasers Based on Quantum Dot Structures written by Edik U. Rafailov and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-08 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this monograph, the authors address the physics and engineering together with the latest achievements of efficient and compact ultrafast lasers based on novel quantum-dot structures and devices. Their approach encompasses a broad range of laser systems, while taking into consideration not only the physical and experimental aspects but also the much needed modeling tools, thus providing a holistic understanding of this hot topic.

Book Semiconductor Disk Lasers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Oleg G. Okhotnikov
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2010-03-30
  • ISBN : 9783527630400
  • Pages : 330 pages

Download or read book Semiconductor Disk Lasers written by Oleg G. Okhotnikov and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely publication presents a review of the most recent developments in the field of Semiconductor Disk Lasers. Covering a wide range of key topics, such as operating principles, thermal management, nonlinear frequency conversion, semiconductor materials, short pulse generation, electrical pumping, and laser applications, the book provides readers with a comprehensive account of the fundamentals and latest advances in this rich and diverse field. In so doing, it brings together contributions from world experts at major collaborative research centers in Europe and the USA. Each chapter includes a tutorial style introduction to the selected topic suitable for postgraduate students and scientists with a basic background in optics - making it of interest to a wide range of scientists, researchers, engineers and physicists working and interested in this rapidly developing field. It will also serve as additional reading for students in the field.

Book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense  Security  and Aerospace Applications III

Download or read book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense Security and Aerospace Applications III written by and published by Society of Photo Optical. This book was released on 2007 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of SPIE present the original research papers presented at SPIE conferences and other high-quality conferences in the broad-ranging fields of optics and photonics. These books provide prompt access to the latest innovations in research and technology in their respective fields. Proceedings of SPIE are among the most cited references in patent literature.

Book Optics and Photonics

Download or read book Optics and Photonics written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optics and photonics technologies are ubiquitous: they are responsible for the displays on smart phones and computing devices, optical fiber that carries the information in the internet, advanced precision manufacturing, enhanced defense capabilities, and a plethora of medical diagnostics tools. The opportunities arising from optics and photonics offer the potential for even greater societal impact in the next few decades, including solar power generation and new efficient lighting that could transform the nation's energy landscape and new optical capabilities that will be essential to support the continued exponential growth of the Internet. As described in the National Research Council report Optics and Photonics: Essential Technologies for our Nation, it is critical for the United States to take advantage of these emerging optical technologies for creating new industries and generating job growth. The report assesses the current state of optical science and engineering in the United States and abroad-including market trends, workforce needs, and the impact of photonics on the national economy. It identifies the technological opportunities that have arisen from recent advances in, and applications of, optical science and engineering. The report also calls for improved management of U.S. public and private research and development resources, emphasizing the need for public policy that encourages adoption of a portfolio approach to investing in the wide and diverse opportunities now available within photonics. Optics and Photonics: Essential Technologies for our Nation is a useful overview not only for policymakers, such as decision-makers at relevant Federal agencies on the current state of optics and photonics research and applications but also for individuals seeking a broad understanding of the fields of optics and photonics in many arenas.

Book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense  Security  and Aerospace Applications

Download or read book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense Security and Aerospace Applications written by Andrew R. Pirich and published by Society of Photo Optical. This book was released on 2005 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of SPIE present the original research papers presented at SPIE conferences and other high-quality conferences in the broad-ranging fields of optics and photonics. These books provide prompt access to the latest innovations in research and technology in their respective fields. Proceedings of SPIE are among the most cited references in patent literature.

Book Microwave Photonics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jianping Yao
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2024-03-08
  • ISBN : 1394205309
  • Pages : 501 pages

Download or read book Microwave Photonics written by Jianping Yao and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-03-08 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MICROWAVE PHOTONICS Overview of techniques in the field of microwave photonics, including recent developments in quantum microwave photonics and integrated microwave photonics Microwave Photonics offers a comprehensive overview of the microwave photonic techniques developed in the last 30 years, covering topics such as photonics generation of microwave signals, photonics processing of microwave signals, photonics distribution of microwave signals, photonic generation and distribution of UWB signals, photonics generation and processing of arbitrary microwave waveforms, photonic true time delay beamforming for phased array antennas, photonics-assisted instantaneous microwave frequency measurement, quantum microwave photonics, analog-to-digital conversion and more. The text is supported by a companion website for instructors, including learning objectives and questions/problems to further enhance student learning. Written by key researchers in the field, Microwave Photonics includes information on: Group-velocity dispersion and nonlinear effects in fibers, light coherence in light sources, phase and intensity modulators, photodetectors, and fiber Bragg gratings Injection locking, phase lock loops, external modulation, opto-electronic oscillators, and array waveguide gratings Photonic microwave delay-line filters with negative and complex coefficients and non-uniformly spaced photonic microwave delay-line filters Double- and single-sideband modulation, radio over fiber networks, and microwave photonics to coherent communication systems UWB generation, coding, and distribution over fiber, and instantaneous microwave frequency measurement via power monitoring True time delay beamforming Exploring the subject in depth, with expansive coverage of techniques developed in the last 30 years, Microwave Photonics is an essential reference for graduate students and researchers to learn microwave photonic technologies.

Book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense  Security  and Aerospace Applications II

Download or read book Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense Security and Aerospace Applications II written by Michael J. Hayduk and published by Society of Photo Optical. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Proceedings Vol. 7821