Andrews D.L. (Ed.) Photonics, Volume 3: Scientiic Foundations, Technology and Applications. Photonics Technology and Instrumentation

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015. — 543 p. — ISBN: 978-1-118-22554-7 (hardback) — (A Wiley-Science Wise Co-Publication).Discusses the basic physical principles underlying the technology instrumentation of photonics. This volume discusses photonics technology and instrumentation. The topics discussed in this volume are: Communication Networks; Data Buffers; Defense and Security Applications; Detectors; Fiber Optics and Amplifiers; Green Photonics; Instrumentation and Metrology; Interferometers; Light-Harvesting Materials; Logic Devices; Optical Communications; Remote Sensing; Solar Energy; Solid-State Lighting; Wavelength Conversion * Comprehensive and accessible coverage of the whole of modern photonics * Emphasizes processes and applications that specifically exploit photon attributes of light * Deals with the rapidly advancing area of modern optics * Chapters are written by top scientists in their field. 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.