Optics & optoelectronics

Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals addresses topics impacting the field including synthesis and assembly of nanocrystals, theory and spectroscopy of interband and intraband optical transitions, single-nanocrystal optical and tunneling spectroscopies, electrical transport in nanocrystal assemblies,..

This book focuses on the smart functions implemented in CMOS image sensors as well as the applications of these sensors. After discussing the history of smart CMOS image sensors, the book describes the fundamental elements of CMOS image sensors. It covers some optoelectronic device physics and intro..

This book discusses the structure, operation principles, applications, and future trends of miniature mobile cameras. It compares this technology with traditional digital still cameras and explains the specific requirements of miniature camera module (MCM) components in terms of optical design, imag..

Written by a leading scientist with over 35 years of experience working at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, this book brings together the most widely used, easily implemented concepts and models for estimating broadband and spectral solar radiation data. It addresses various technical and p..

Written by a leading scientist with over 35 years of experience working at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, this book brings together the most widely used, easily implemented concepts and models for estimating broadband and spectral solar radiation data. It addresses various technical and p..

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters._x005F_x000D_ Spectroscopy is a powerful technique that utilizes the interaction of light with matter. Analysis of various spectra can yield important physical characteristics of matter, including chemical composition, temperature, luminosity, mas..

Systems Engineering and Analysis of Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems integrates solid fundamental systems engineering principles, methods, and techniques with the technical focus of contemporary Electro-Optical and Infrared optics, imaging, and detection methodologies and systems...

Focusing on thermal, elastic, acoustic, electrical, and optical properties, this second edition incorporates the latest scientific data and up-to-date applications of tellurite glass. It emphasizes the physics and technology of twenty-first century processing, fabrication, and behavior of tellurite ..

This book brings together the concept of resolution, which limits what we can determine about our physical world, with linear inverse problems, with an emphasis on showcasing real examples and practical applications. The book focuses on methods for solving illposed problems that do not have unique s..

Gathering contributions from globally recognized specialists in electrodynamics and quantum optics, this volume continues the debate on the definition of a photon and the concept of wave-particle duality. After covering the mainstream view of the nature of light and photons, it presents a new and ch..

This book is quite simply the Bible for the field of optical thin films. It gives the most complete introduction to thin film optical coatings addressed to manufacturers and users alike. This fifth edition continues in this role, offering a complete update on current design, manufacture, performance..