An Introduction to Optics in Computers

An Introduction to Optics in Computers

Author: Henri H. Arsenault

Publisher: SPIE Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780819408259

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This volume surveys the entire field of optical computing. The emphasis is on breadth of coverage. The book is descriptive, the authors minimize the use of mathematics, and it is therefore most suitable for those who require an overall view of what is going on in this field. A detailed comparison is given of the capabilities of electronics and optics, and the degree to which these capabilities have been achieved is indicated. Other areas of focus include optical computing architectures, components and technologies, optical interconnects, and optical neural nets. Approximately 300 references to key works in the field are included.


Optics

Optics

Author: Karl Dieter Moeller

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-08-08

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 0387261680

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This new edition is intended for a one semester course in optics for juniors and seniors in science and engineering. It uses scripts from Maple, MathCad, Mathematica, and MATLAB to provide a simulated laboratory where students can learn by exploration and discovery instead of passive absorption. The text covers all the standard topics of a traditional optics course. It contains step by step derivations of all basic formulas in geometrical, wave and Fourier optics. The threefold arrangement of text, applications, and files makes the book suitable for "self-learning" by scientists or engineers who would like to refresh their knowledge of optics.


Introduction to Information Optics

Introduction to Information Optics

Author: Francis T.S. Yu

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2001-09-12

Total Pages: 749

ISBN-13: 0080509290

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While there are books treating individual topics contained in this book, this will be the first single volume providing a cohesive treatment on this subject as a whole. This goes beyond optical communications in that it includes related topics such as sensing, displays, computing, and data storage.


Optical Computing

Optical Computing

Author: Dror G. Feitelson

Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13:

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Optical Computers provides the first in-depth review of the possibilities and limitations of optical data processing.


Introduction to Modern Optics

Introduction to Modern Optics

Author: Grant R. Fowles

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-25

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 048613492X

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A complete basic undergraduate course in modern optics for students in physics, technology, and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, quantum nature of light. Solutions.


Optical Computing Hardware

Optical Computing Hardware

Author: Jürgen Jahns

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-05-10

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1483218449

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Optical Computing Hardware provides information pertinent to the advances in the development of optical computing hardware. This book discusses the two application areas, namely, high-performance computing and high-throughput photonic switching. Organized into 11 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the requirements on hardware from s system perspective. This text then presents the self-electro-optic-effect devices (SPEED), the vertical-cavity-surface- emitting microlasers (VCSEL), and the vertical-to-surface transmission electrophotonic device (VSTEP). Other chapters consider the fundamental principles of the devices and their operation either as logic devices or for optical interconnection applications. This book discusses as well the planar optical microlens as an example of a refractive microlens of the gradient-index type and explains the diffractive optical elements. The final chapter describes a method for writing and reading optically in parallel from a three-dimensional matrix by means of two-photon interaction in photochromic organic materials. This book is a valuable resource for engineers, scientists, and researchers.


Introduction to Optical Quantum Information Processing

Introduction to Optical Quantum Information Processing

Author: Pieter Kok

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-04-22

Total Pages: 505

ISBN-13: 1139486438

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Quantum information processing offers fundamental improvements over classical information processing, such as computing power, secure communication, and high-precision measurements. However, the best way to create practical devices is not yet known. This textbook describes the techniques that are likely to be used in implementing optical quantum information processors. After developing the fundamental concepts in quantum optics and quantum information theory, the book shows how optical systems can be used to build quantum computers according to the most recent ideas. It discusses implementations based on single photons and linear optics, optically controlled atoms and solid-state systems, atomic ensembles, and optical continuous variables. This book is ideal for graduate students beginning research in optical quantum information processing. It presents the most important techniques of the field using worked examples and over 120 exercises.


An Introduction to Fiber Optics

An Introduction to Fiber Optics

Author: Ajoy K. Ghatak

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998-06-28

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 9780521577854

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Textbook on the physical principles of optical fibers - for advanced undergraduates and graduates in physics or electrical engineering.


Electronic Properties of Materials

Electronic Properties of Materials

Author: Rolf E. Hummel

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 3662024241

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The present book on electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials is in many aspects different from other introductory texts in solid state physics. First of all, this book is written for engineers, particularly materials and electrical engineers who want to gain a fundamental under standing of semiconductor devices, magnetic materials, lasers, alloys, etc. Second, it stresses concepts rather than mathematical formalism, which should make the presentation relatively easy to understand. Thus, this book provides a thorough preparation for advanced texts, monographs, or special ized journal articles. Third, this book is not an encyclopedia. The selection oftopics is restricted to material which is considered to be essential and which can be covered in a 15-week semester course. For those professors who want to teach a two-semester course, supplemental topics can be found which deepen the understanding. (These sections are marked by an asterisk [*]. ) Fourth, the present text leaves the teaching of crystallography, X-ray diffrac tion, diffusion, lattice defects, etc. , to those courses which specialize in these subjects. As a rule, engineering students learn this material at the beginning of their upper division curriculum. The reader is, however, reminded of some of these topics whenever the need arises. Fifth, this book is distinctly divided into five self-contained parts which may be read independently.