Download or read book Polarization Interferometers Applications in Microscopy and Macroscopy written by Maurice Françon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1971 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principles and Applications of Polarization Division Interferometry written by Prasad L. Polavarapu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-01-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles and Applications of Polarization-Division Interferometry Prasad L. Polavarapu Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, USA Polarization-division interferometers have greatly increased the applications of infrared spectroscopy in recent years. This first dedicated book on the topic includes a chapter on the principles of polarization-division interferometric spectrometry followed by four chapters highlighting the range of applications of this important technique. Applications as diverse as the verification of the Big Bang theory and material characterization are discussed by leading researchers in their respective fields, so the book as a whole serves as a state of the art reference on the subject. The editor, Professor Prasad Polavarapu, has carried out important research in this area including the development of a Martin-Puplett interferometer. He has gathered together an international group of contributors of world-wide renown.
Download or read book Polarization And Interferometric written by K. Sonamuthu and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book have made an attempt to know and rectify that the phenomenon that takes place against to the light, for the light and of the light. That is known as dispersion. Several dispersion effects or encountered by the pulse of light propagation through a fibre and these acts to spread out of the Pulses in the time domain by changing the shape of the pulse. As a result pulses may be got merged in the previous or in the succeeding pulses became indistinguishable at the receiver end. It is the auto correlation of the optical electrical field with respect to time using the interference pattern created by adding a Wave to a delayed wave. This book deals with that how the interferometer splits an incoming light wave along its path and recombined the light at the output. Finally it is concluded that by this method an increasing the wavelength of a coherence source the polarization mode dispersion is reduced by means of which the speed of the communication of optical signal can be increased through optical fibre"--Preface.
Download or read book Polarization Interferometers Using Liquid Crystal as Birefringent Elements written by Gerben Boer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Polarisation Applications in Remote Sensing written by Shane Cloude and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a monograph concerning the scattering of electromagnetic waves from surfaces to generate information for the purposes of remote sensing. It combines, for the first time, a treatment of two important new ideas, namely information from the orientation or polarisation of the wave and how it can be combined with interferometry.
Download or read book Interferometry written by W. H. Steel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-12-27 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enlarged and updated in 1983, this is the second edition of Dr Steel's popular textbook on interferometry. The text has been revised throughout and major additions have been made to reflect the phenomenal growth of laser techniques and applications. The book provides a general treatment that brings together the many different applications of the interference of light waves, light being used in its most general sense to include all electromagnetic radiation. The applications can cover precise measurement of length, the testing of optical components against a computed hologram, measurements of atmospheric pollution by infrared spectroscopy and many of the methods of radio astronomy and the measurement of size of visible stars. These apparently unrelated methods have a common theory, which the book presents and extends to each main field of application. It shows workers in one field how their problems relate to those in other fields, where they may have been solved already. The book will be found useful by anyone whose work involves one of the many applications of interferometric techniques.
Download or read book Ring Interferometry written by Grigorii B. Malykin and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph is devoted to the creation of a comprehensive formalism for quantitative description of polarized modes’ linear interaction in modern single-mode optic fibers. The theory of random connections between polarized modes, developed in the monograph, allows calculations of the zero shift deviations for a fiber ring interferometer. The monograph addresses also the Sagnac effect and the Thomas precession. Devices such as gyroscopes, used in navigation and flight control, work based on this technology. Given the ever increasing market for navigation and air traffic, researchers and practitioners in research and industry need a fundamental and sound understanding of the principles. This work presents the underlying physical foundations.
Download or read book Optical Interferometry written by Maurice Françon and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coherence produced by thermal luminous sources -- Interferences of two waves by wavefront division -- Interferences of two waves by amplitude division -- Two-beam interferometers -- Standing waves -- Multiple beam interferences -- Polarization interferometers -- Interference and partial coherence -- Intensity interferometer -- Interferences with lasers -- Interferential study of wavefronts -- Interferometric measurement of the transfer function of an optical instrument--noncoherent illumination -- Thin films -- Interference spectroscopy -- Application of interferences for the measurement of length -- Diverse applications of interference.
Download or read book Polarization Properties of Far Infrared Beamsplitters written by Ernest V. Loewenstein and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The energy throughput of an interferometer is calculated for the case where an unsupported thin film is used as a beamsplitter. The polarization of the beam toward the detector is calculated, and it is shown that by setting the beamsplitter at the Brewster angle rather than at the usual 45 degrees, a completely polarized output beam can be produced with very little loss of energy. The theoretical and experimental results are in good agreement. (Author).
Download or read book Optical Interferometry 2e written by P. Hariharan and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2003-09-22 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanotechnology, sensor and measurement industries depend on these advances in optical interferometry for accuracy and profitability.
Download or read book Practical Optical Interferometry written by David F. Buscher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optical interferometry is a powerful technique to make images on angular scales hundreds of times smaller than is possible with the largest telescopes. This concise guide provides an introduction to the technique for graduate students and researchers who want to make interferometric observations and acts as a reference for technologists building new instruments. Starting from the principles of interference, the author covers the core concepts of interferometry, showing how the effects of the Earth's atmosphere can be overcome using closure phase, and the complete process of making an observation, from planning to image reconstruction. This rigorous approach emphasizes the use of rules-of-thumb for important parameters such as the signal-to-noise ratios, requirements for sampling the Fourier plane and predicting image quality. The handbook is supported by web resources, including the Python source code used to make many of the graphs, as well as an interferometry simulation framework, available at www.cambridge.org/9781107042179.
Download or read book Polarization Interferometers Applications in Microscopy and Macroscopy written by Maurice Françon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1971 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Physics of Quantum Information written by Dirk Bouwmeester and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading experts from "The Physics of Quantum Information" network, initiated by the European Commission, bring together the most recent results from this emerging area of quantum technology. Written in a consistent style as a research monograph, the book introduces quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation, and quantum computation, considering both theory and newest experiments. Both scientists working in the field and advanced students will find a rich source of information on this exciting new area.
Download or read book Polarisation Interferometers written by M. Françon and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Instrumentation Engineering written by Vidi Saptari and published by SPIE Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many applications today require the Fourier-transform (FT) spectrometer to perform close to its limitations, such as taking many quantitative measurements in the visible and in the near infrared wavelength regions. In such cases, the instrument should not be considered as a perfect "black box." Knowing where the limitations of performance arise and which components must be improved are crucial to obtaining repeatable and accurate results. One of the objectives of this book is to help the user identify the instrument's bottleneck.
Download or read book Orthogonal Polarization in Lasers written by Shulian Zhang and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-08-14 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lasers generally emit radiation, which is either simply linearly polarized or unpolarized and stochastically polarized. Contrary to these common lasers, all orthogonally polarized lasers simultaneously emit radiation in two linear polarization states, both exactly orthogonally oriented to each other. Due to this orthogonality, both polarized components in the beam are independent of each other to a high degree and the studies presented in this book make clear that this feature can give a strong advantage in certain laser applications, for instance in high-precision measurements. Orthogonal Polarization in Lasers: Physical Phenomena and Engineering Applications summarizes the basics and advanced research results of orthogonally polarized lasers, birefringence laser cavities, and their applications. The authors include a number of figures, experimental designs, and measurement curves to enable the reader to not only learn the basic principles and technologies but also to understand many applications in modern engineering and to start their own R&D projects. The book covers polarization effects, which are of fundamental importance across various disciplines of science and technology. Includes a number of figures, experimental designs, and measurement curves to help readers learn the basic principles and start their own R&D projects. Discusses many types of relevant lasers (helium/neon lasers, ND:YAG lasers, semiconductor lasers, laser diodes). Written by multiply-published authors in the subject area. Contains material useful for metrology applications. This book is intended for use by researchers, postgraduates, and engineers working in laser science, optics, and measurement and testing, while senior undergraduate students working in optical and laser science can use the book for advanced understanding in their field.
Download or read book Basics of Interferometry written by P. Hariharan and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-07-28 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optical interferometry is used in communications, medical imaging, astonomy, and structural measurement. With the use of an interferometer engineers and scientists are able to complete surface inspections of micromachined surfaces and semiconductors. Medical technicians are able to give more consise diagnoses with the employ of interferometers in microscopy, spectroscopy, and coherent tomography. Originating from a one-day course, this material was expanded to serve as an introduction to the topic for engineers and scientists that have little optical knowledge but a need for more in their daily work lives. The need for interferometry knowledge has crossed the boundaries of engineering fields and Dr. Hariharan has written a book that answers the questions that new practitioners to interferometry have and haven't even thought of yet. Basics of Interferometry, Second Edition includes complete updates of all material with an emphasis on applications. It also has new chapters on white-light microsopy and interference with single photons. - Outstanding introduction to the world of optical interferometry with summaries at the begining and end of each chapter, several appendices with essential information, and worked numerical problems - Practical details enrich understanding for readers new to this material - New chapters on white-light microscopy for medical imaging and interference with single photons(quantum optics)
