The Story of Light Science

An accessible introduction to our evolving understanding of light
Includes up-to-the minute information about quantum optics, entangled photons and other fascinating phenomena related to light
Author shares unique insights from his many years working in optics and light control

An accessible introduction to our evolving understanding of light Includes up-to-the minute information about quantum optics, entangled photons and other fascinating phenomena related to light Author shares unique insights from his many years working in optics and light control Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Dennis Vanderwerf has over 35 years of aerospace (NASA) and industrial experience (3M Company) in the fields of optics and light control. He has published widely in optics journals, conference proceedings, and trade magazines. He is sole or named inventor on 29 U.S. Patents in the fields of optics and light applications. He is author of the book Applied Prismatic and Reflective Optics, published in 2010 by SPIE Press.

Zusammenfassung
An accessible introduction to our evolving understanding of light
Includes up-to-the minute information about quantum optics, entangled photons and other fascinating phenomena related to light
Author shares unique insights from his many years working in optics and light control

Inhalt
Emergent Theories of Light and Measurements of Light Speed.- Light as an Electromagnetic Wave.- Light and its Application to Relativity.- The Quantum Nature of Light.- Natural and Artificial Sources of Light.- Laser Light.- Variation and Control of Light Propagation Properties.- Quantum Mechanics of the Photon.- Quantum Applications of the Photon.- Light and the Cosmos.- Lorentz contraction of a modern spacecraft.- A derivation of E = mc 2 .- Time dilation and muon lifetime calculations.- Derivation of Wien's displacement law from Planck's law.- Combustion-based light sources.- Multiple-laser white light illumination.- Circuit model calculations for Deutsch's algorithm.- Timeline of some notable Achievements in Light Science.- A Selection of Additional Readings.