Progress in Optics

Informationen zum Autor Professor Wolf works at the University of Rochester, NY, USA Klappentext Optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, forty years ago. At the time of inception of this series, the first lasers were only just becoming operational, holography was in its infancy, subjects such as fiber optics, integrated optics and optoelectronics did not exist and quantum optics was the domain of only a few physicists. The term photonics had not yet been coined. Today these fields are flourishing and have become areas of specialization for many science and engineering students as well as numerous research workers and engineers throughout the world.Advances in these fields have been recognized by the awarding of Nobel prizes to seven physicists over the last twenty years. The volumes in this series now contain 240 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments. They have helped optical scientists and optical engineers to stay abreast of their fields. There is no sign that developments in optics are slowing down or becoming less interesting. We confidently expect that, just like their predecessors, future volumes of Progress in Optics will faithfully record the most important advances that are being made in optics and related fields.The articles in this volume, 44, cover a broad range of subjects, of interest to scientists concerned with optical theory or with optical devices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Chaotic dynamics in semiconductor lasers with optical feedback Chapter 2: Femtosecond pulses in optical fibers Chapter 3: Instantaneous optics of ultrashort broadband pulses and rapidly varying media Chapter 4: Optical coherence tomography Chapter 5: Modulational instability of electromagnetic waves in inhomogeneous and in discrete media Author index for Volume 44 Subject index for Volume 44 Contents of previous volumes Cumulative index - Volumes 1-44 ...

Autorentext
Professor Wolf works at the University of Rochester, NY, USA

Klappentext

Optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, forty years ago. At the time of inception of this series, the first lasers were only just becoming operational, holography was in its infancy, subjects such as fiber optics, integrated optics and optoelectronics did not exist and quantum optics was the domain of only a few physicists. The term photonics had not yet been coined. Today these fields are flourishing and have become areas of specialization for many science and engineering students as well as numerous research workers and engineers throughout the world.Advances in these fields have been recognized by the awarding of Nobel prizes to seven physicists over the last twenty years. The volumes in this series now contain 240 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments. They have helped optical scientists and optical engineers to stay abreast of their fields. There is no sign that developments in optics are slowing down or becoming less interesting. We confidently expect that, just like their predecessors, future volumes of Progress in Optics will faithfully record the most important advances that are being made in optics and related fields.The articles in this volume, 44, cover a broad range of subjects, of interest to scientists concerned with optical theory or with optical devices.

Zusammenfassung
This volume contains five articles presenting reviews of several topics of current research which are likely to be of interest to optical scientists and optical engineers. Topics include the dynamics of feedback-induced instability and chaos, and the nonlinear interaction of ultrafast pulses.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Chaotic dynamics in semiconductor lasers with optical feedback

Chapter 2: Femtosecond pulses in optical fibers

Chapter 3: Instantaneous optics of ultrashort broadband pulses and rapidly varying media

Chapter 4: Optical coherence tomography

Chapter 5: Modulational instability of electromagnetic waves in inhomogeneous and in discrete media

Author index for Volume 44

Subject index for Volume 44

Contents of previous volumes

Cumulative index Volumes 1 44