Photonics, Volume 1

<p><b>Covers modern photonics accessibly and discusses the basic physical principles underlying all the applications and technology of photonics.</b><b><br /><br /></b>This volume covers the basic physical principles underlying the technology and all applications of photonics from statistical optics to quantum optics. The topics discussed in this volume are: Photons in perspective; Coherence and Statistical Optics; Complex Light and Singular Optics; Electrodynamics of Dielectric Media; Fast and slow Light; Holography; Multiphoton Processes; Optical Angular Momentum; Optical Forces, Trapping and Manipulation; Polarization States; Quantum Electrodynamics; Quantum Information and Computing; Quantum Optics; Resonance Energy Transfer; Surface Optics; Ultrafast Pulse Phenomena.<br /><br /></p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive and accessible coverage of the whole of modern photonics</li> <li>Emphasizes processes and applications that specifically exploit photon attributes of light</li> <li>Deals with the rapidly advancing area of modern optics</li> <li>Chapters are written by top scientists in their field</li> </ul> <br />Written for the graduate level student in physical sciences; Industrial and academic researchers in photonics, graduate students in the area; College lecturers, educators, policymakers, consultants, Scientific and technical libraries, government laboratories, NIH.