Andrews D.L. (Ed.) Photonics, Volume 4: Biomedical Photonics, Spectroscopy, and Microscopy

Wiley, 2015. - 602 p. - Discusses the basic physical principles underlying Biomedical Photonics, spectroscopy and microscopy.
This volume discusses biomedical photonics, spectroscopy and microscopy, the basic physical principles underlying the technology and its applications. The topics discussed in this volume are: Biophotonics; Fluorescence and Phosphorescence; Medical Photonics; Microscopy; Nonlinear Optics; Ophthalmic Technology; Optical Tomography; Optofluidics; Photodynamic Therapy; Image Processing; Imaging Systems; Sensors; Single Molecule Detection; Futurology in Photonics. * 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.List of ContributorsFluorescence
Single-Molecule Detection and Spectroscopy
Resonance Energy Transfer
Biophotonics of Photosynthesis
Optical Sectioning Microscopy and Biological Imaging
Cell Handling, Sorting, and Viability
Tissue Polarimetry
Optical Waveguide Biosensors
Light Propagation in Highly Scattering Turbid Media: Concepts, Techniques, and Biomedical Applications
Photodynamic Therapy
Imaging and Probing Cells Beyond the Optical Diffraction Limit
Technology