Selected Papers on Optical Tomography
Selected Papers on Optical Tomography

Author: Olaf Minet

Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 746

ISBN-13:

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SPIE Milestones are collections of seminal papers from the world literature covering important discoveries and developments in optics and photonics.

Laser Scanning
Laser Scanning

Author: Chau-Chang Wang

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2011-04-26

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 9533072059

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Ever since the invention of laser by Schawlow and Townes in 1958, various innovative ideas of laser-based applications emerge very year. At the same time, scientists and engineers keep on improving laser's power density, size, and cost which patch up the gap between theories and implementations. More importantly, our everyday life is changed and influenced by lasers even though we may not be fully aware of its existence. For example, it is there in cross-continent phone calls, price tag scanning in supermarkets, pointers in the classrooms, printers in the offices, accurate metal cutting in machine shops, etc. In this volume, we focus the recent developments related to laser scanning, a very powerful technique used in features detection and measurement. We invited researchers who do fundamental works in laser scanning theories or apply the principles of laser scanning to tackle problems encountered in medicine, geodesic survey, biology and archaeology. Twenty-eight chapters contributed by authors around the world to constitute this comprehensive book.

Confocal Scanning Optical Microscopy and Related Imaging Systems
Confocal Scanning Optical Microscopy and Related Imaging Systems

Author: Gordon S. Kino

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 1996-09-18

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 008052978X

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of scanning optical microscopy for scientists and engineers. The book concentrates mainly on two instruments: the Confocal Scanning Optical Microscope (CSOM), and the Optical Interference Microscope (OIM). A comprehensive discussion of the theory and design of the Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope (NSOM) is also given. The text discusses the practical aspects of building a confocal scanning optical microscope or optical interference microscope, and the applications of these microscopes to phase imaging, biological imaging, and semiconductor inspection and metrology.A comprehensive theoretical discussion of the depth and transverse resolution is given with emphasis placed on the practical results of the theoretical calculations and how these can be used to help understand the operation of these microscopes. - Provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of scanning optical microscopy for scientists and engineers - Explains many practical applications of scanning optical and interference microscopy in such diverse fields as biology and semiconductor metrology - Discusses in theoretical terms the origin of the improved depth and transverse resolution of scanning optical and interference microscopes with emphasis on the practical results of the theoretical calculations - Considers the practical aspects of building a confocal scanning or interference microscope and explores some of the design tradeoffs made for microscopes used in various applications - Discusses the theory and design of near-field optical microscopes - Explains phase imaging in the scanning optical and interference microscopes