Essentials of Lasers

Allen, L.

Oxford, UK &c. : Pergamon Press

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Young People and Sexuality Education: Rethinking Key Debates

Teen & Young Adult

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Spin angular momentum of photons and the associated polarization of light has been known for many years. However, it is only over the last decade or so that physically realizable laboratory light beams have been used to study the orbital angular momentum of light. In many respects, orbital and spin angular momentum behave in a similar manner, but they differ significantly in others. In particular, orbital angular momentum offers exciting new possibilities with respect to the optical manipulation of matter and to the study of the entanglement of photons.\nBringing together 44 landmark papers, Optical Angular Momentum offers the first comprehensive overview of the subject as it has developed. It chronicles the first decade of this important subject and gives a definitive statement of the current status of all aspects of optical angular momentum. In each chapter the editors include a concise introduction, putting the selected papers into context and outlining the key articles associated with this aspect of the subject.

Optical Angular Momentum

Science & Math

Physics

CRC-Press

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Putnam Pub. Group

The intention of this book is to concentrate on the physical essentials of resonance phenomena. Therefore we have not discussed the details of the most recent experimental and theoretical work in the field. For our purposes the phenomenologically dampened optical Bloch equations are adequate to express the response of near resonant atoms to an applied field. Similarly, the classical Maxwell wave equation for the electric field is entirely sufficient to describe a wide range of absorption and amplification effects. In effect, we have simply explored and interpreted at a level requiring little sophistication, many of the consequences of coupling the Bloch and Maxwell equations.

Optical resonance and two-level atoms (Interscience monographs and texts in physics and astronomy, v. 28)

Astronomy & Space Science

wiley

"Coherent and lucid…a valuable summary of a subject to which [the authors] have made significant contributions by their own research." — Contemporary Physics Offering an admirably clear account of the basic principles behind all quantum optical resonance phenomena, and hailed as a valuable contribution to the literature of nonlinear optics, this distinguished work provides graduate students and research physicists probing fields such as laser physics, quantum optics, nonlinear optics, quantum electronics, and resonance optics an ideal introduction to the study of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. The book first examines the applicability of the two-level model for atoms to real atoms, then explores semiclassical radiation theory, and derives the optical Bloch equations. It then examines Rabi inversion, optical nutation, free-induction decay, coherent optical transient effects, light amplification, superradiance, and photon echoes in solids and gases. Before the publication of this book, much of the material discussed was widely scattered in other books and research journals. This comprehensive treatment brings it together in one convenient resource. The style of writing is clear and informal and the emphasis throughout is always on the physics of the processes taking place. There are numerous helpful illustrations, excellent introductions to each chapter, and lists of references for further reading. "The authors have endeavored to create a primer for the field of optical resonance…they have succeeded admirably. Their coverage of the subject is remarkably complete." — IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Optical Resonance and Two-Level Atoms (Dover Books on Physics)

Eberly, J. H.

Dover Publications

Spin angular momentum of photons and the associated polarization of light has been known for many years. However, it is only over the last decade or so that physically realizable laboratory light beams have been used to study the orbital angular momentum of light. In many respects, orbital and spin angular momentum behave in a similar manner, but they differ significantly in others. In particular, orbital angular momentum offers exciting new possibilities with respect to the optical manipulation of matter and to the study of the entanglement of photons. Bringing together 44 landmark papers, Optical Angular Momentum offers the first comprehensive overview of the subject as it has developed. It chronicles the first decade of this important subject and gives a definitive statement of the current status of all aspects of optical angular momentum. In each chapter the editors include a concise introduction, putting the selected papers into context and outlining the key articles associated with this aspect of the subject.

Optical Angular Momentum (Optics & Optoelectronics)

Barnett, Stephen M.

Padgett, Miles J.

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Exploring America's Scenic Highways

Crump, Donald J. (editor)

Venino, S.

Eugene, T.

National Geographic Society

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