Photonics, Volume 1: Fundamentals of Photonics and Physics

Covers modern photonics accessibly and discusses the basic physical principles underlying all the applications and technology of photonics.

This volume covers the basic physical principles underlying the technology and all applications of photonics from statistical optics to quantum optics. The topics discussed in this volume are: Photons in perspective
Coherence and Statistical Optics
Complex Light and Singular Optics
Electrodynamics of Dielectric Media
Fast and slow Light
Holography
Multiphoton Processes
Optical Angular Momentum
Optical Forces, Trapping and Manipulation
Polarization States
Quantum Electrodynamics
Quantum Information and Computing
Quantum Optics
Resonance Energy Transfer
Surface Optics
Ultrafast Pulse Phenomena.

• 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.