Free And Guided Optical Beams [Hardcover]

Sergio Martellucci (Editor), Massimo Santarsiero (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2004

Optical beams are electromagnetic waves that remain essentially concentrated around a mean axis upon free propagation or that are guided by suitable structures. The study of these beams has existed long ago and since then this field has been a focus of active investigation. However, in recent years, the interest on optical beams has further increased, due to the availability of many types of laser sources, characterized by very different properties, as for as their polarization, coherence, spectral content, and spatial distribution are concerned. This book contains lectures presented in the 35th International School of Quantum Electronics at the Ettore Majorana Centre in Erice, Sicily. It gives the latest coverage on the development and advance in "Free and Guided Optical Beams". The purpose of these lectures was to give an updated overview, as complete as possible, on topics concerning the propagation of light beams in free space, in materials, and in guiding structures, and to provide the tools needed to its study, both from the theoretical and the application point of view. The lectures presented here are written in extended review-like format. Both introductory fundamental topics and recent research results are reviewed, making this an indispensable book for novice as well as experts in this field.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 254 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc (September 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9812389504
• ISBN-13: 978-9812389503
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,443,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)