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The best book for introductory Atomic Spectra!
Updated classic paperback text that covers a broad area from Balmer series to Nuclear Spin. Written without alot of complex mathematics, this is a good introduction to Atomic Spectra for specialists in other fields. I loved the coverage on quantum numbers and alkaline-earth elements. ... Read more

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This book provides practical support for research, study, routine work and terminology in the field of thermoluminescence (TL). It discusses the methods of determining the kinetic parameters, the procedures for characterizing a thermoluminescent dosimetric system, and the definition of terms commonly used in the literature. Furthermore, the analytical treatments of the various TL models are fully developed. The arguments are given in alphabetical order to ease research. ... Read more

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Presenting a practical, problem-based approach to colour physics, this title describes the key issues encountered in modern colour engineering, including efficient representation of colour information, fourier analysis of reflectance spectra and advanced colorimetric computation. Emphasis is placed on the practical applications rather than the techniques themselves, with material structured around key topics, such as colour calibration of visual displays, computer recipe prediction and models for colour-appearance prediction.

Each topic is carefully introduced at three levels to enhance student understanding. Firstly, theoretical ideas and background information are discussed, explanations of mathematical solutions then follow and finally practical solutions are presented using MATLAB.

• Includes a compendium of equations and numerical data required by the modern colour and imaging scientist.
• Numerous examples of solutions and algorithms for a wide-range of computational problems in colour science.
• Provides example scripts using the MATLAB programming language.

This text is a must-have for students taking courses in colour science, colour chemistry and colour physics as well as technicians and researchers working in the area.

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"Companies and research labs worldwide are racing to develop Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology, a far-reaching advancement in the fiber optical communications field. To help you keep pace with these latest developments, this all-in-one resource brings you a clear, concise overview of the technology that is transporting and processing vast amounts of information at the speed of light. Until now, no book offered a practical introduction to DWDM advances.

INTRODUCTION TO DWDM TECHNOLOGY will help you learn all the essentials for this emerging field:

• Principles of physics underlying optical devices
• Optical components needed to design optical and DWDM systems
• Coding and decoding techniques used in optical communications
• Overview of DWDM systems
• State-of-the-art research trends

Complete with four-color illustrations to show how devices work, this comprehensive book provides an invaluable discussion of DWDM basics necessary for practicing electrical engineers, optical systems designers, technical managers, and undergraduate students in optical communications.

Go to
htttp://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/press/Kartfm.pdf for a complete Table of Contents and a look at the Introduction. You can check out Chapter 5, ""Optical Demultiplexers"" by clicking on
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/press/KartCh5.pdf

About the Author

Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos is currently on the staff of the Optical Networks Group of Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Innovations, formerly known as AT&T. His research interests include ATM and SONET/SDH systems, ultrafast pattern recognition, IP and DWDM, access enterprise systems, local area networks, fiber networks, satellite systems, intelligent signal processing, neural networks, and fuzzy logic. He holds several patents of which six patents (and six pending) are in communications and optical communications systems."

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Excellent Overview of DWDM
This book presents a very methodical approach to the topic of DWDM and addresses the key technology points of: optics in general,optical components, coding, then a closer examination of DWDM itself. The text is peppered with helpful graphics and illustrations. Unfortunately, the book has been poorly proofed with numerous typographical and grammatical errors as well as a good number of technical errors. These last are a certain distraction to the novice reader.

OK for a salesman, but overpriced.
The book is fine for a salesperson, but why it cost so much? As a pshysisist the book gives me a good reference on how to approach explaning some technologies to non PhD people. By all means not technical - childs play.

Not easy to understand
Too complicated with all the abbrevations and mathematical details not to understand for "non-scientists". Not everybody is an PhD!

Much better book is the following:
ISBN: 3895781746

Adequate introduction, but there are better...
The book has good coverage, and will leave the reader with a decent overview of what's out there, but very little understanding of anything. While that seems like the point of such a book, it doesn't really make the book useful. This isn't popular physics--anybody who needs an overview of DWDM probably needs a little more than this tiny book can offer.

The other reviews about the book's low editing quality were right on. It has the feel of something produced with a laptop, one weekend and an inkjet.

Mostly useless
Only 70 of the 250 pages are dedicated to DWDM technology directly. Full of conflicting and ambiguous comments. For instance the section on Arrayed Waveguide Grating states in two consectutive comments: >AWG's are temperature sensitive. To eliminate thermal drift... Next Comment: >AWG's operating in the wide temerature range (0-85C) have been reported. Most topics are treated rather lightly. Seems like a book put together in a hurry to cash in on the recent "Fiber" goldrush. ... Read more

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A complete and balanced account of communication theory, providing an understanding of both Fourier analysis (and the concepts associated with linear systems) and the characterization of such systems by mathematical operators. Presents applications of the theories to the diffraction of optical wave-fields and the analysis of image-forming systems. Emphasizes a strong mathematical foundation and includes an in-depth consideration of the phenomena of diffraction. Combines all theories to describe the image-forming process in terms of a linear filtering operation for both coherent and incoherent imaging. Chapters provide carefully designed sets of problems. Also includes extensive tables of properties and pairs of Fourier transforms and Hankle Transforms. ... Read more

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Lifesaver
If you want to survive a first year graduate class on Fourier Optics, get this book. Gaskill is precise and comprehensive, presenting concepts incrementally with ample diagrams to illustrate all along the way. I've got Goodman and Bracewell on my shelf, but it's Gaskill's that's saving my life this semester.

Well written and complete
I consider Gaskill's book to be the best I've seen for advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate classes on linear systems. Gaskill approaches the subject in a clear and understandable style while dealing with the subject in a complete and quantitative manner. Though he does not eschew mathematical rigor by any means, the text is well written and logically formatted, making it refreshingly easy to follow what is, in other texts, a more difficult subject. Though I've filed Gaskill's book in my library alongside other dealing with optics, this is primarily a book on mathematics, but written more for engineers and scientists than for mathematicians.

After a brief introduction, the author begins (in chapter 2) with a quick summary of mathematical concepts, including classes of functions, one and two-dimensional functions, complex numbers, phasors, and the scalar wave equation.

The third chapter introduces useful functions (many of a discontinuous nature) that find application in modeling linear systems. These include step functions and the impulse function in both one and two dimensions. Development of these functions follows an intuitive path that reflects the way in which they are often used. The many figures are particularly useful in conveying concepts more effectively.

Chapter four develops the theme of harmonic analysis by introducing the notion of orthogonal expansions and extending this development to the Fourier series, leading to development of the Fourier integral. The chapter finishes with some worked examples showing the spectra of simple functions. Chapter 7 seems a little out of place, since it deals with the Fourier transform, yet appears in the book several chapters later, after the author introduces the concepts of linear systems and the convolution.

Though one of the shorter chapters, chapter five is pivotal, and develops the idea of mathematical operators and physical systems - with the crucial development of the impulse response. The application of the impulse response is extended by chapter 6, which develops the mathematics of convolution. For a linear, shift-invariant system the impulse response convolved with the input to the system gives the system's output.

Chapter 8 pulls together the material in the previous chapters to mathematically describe the characteristics and applications of linear filters. Examples include amplitude filters, phase filters, combination amplitude and phase filters, and some interesting applications showing (for example) how to filter the noise from a signal of interest. All this development is strictly mathematical, with no real-world worked examples (except in the abstract). Nevertheless, this chapter is very useful and (in the author's style) easy to understand and follow.

Chapter 9 deals with two-dimensional convolutions and the two-dimensional Fourier transform. This chapter is essentially an extension of the earlier one-dimensional developments in earlier chapters, but introduces some useful mathematical tools, including the convolution and Fourier transform in polar coordinates. The Hankel transform, developed in this chapter, is particularly useful for work in optics where many examples (laser beams, for instance) exhibit circular symmetry. In these examples the two-dimensional integrals may be greatly simplified by the Hankel transform to a one-dimensional form where (even in the absence of a closed-form equation) they are far more tractable. The chapter concludes with useful tables of common transforms.

Chapter 10 leaves the almost purely mathematical forum of the previous chapters by introducing the subject of propagation and diffraction of optical waves. Gaskill first develops the mathematics of the optical waves and then derives the equations that show how these waves are diffracted. Not surprisingly, the diffraction fields are expressible in terms of the transforms developed earlier in the book. The chapter also describes the influence of optical lenses on the diffraction patterns and the very important subject of propagation of Gaussian beams (since many laser beams, and the fundamental mode in weakly guiding optical fibers have Gaussian profiles).

Chapter 11 continues the optical theme by explaining image-forming systems. The student will be particularly enabled in this chapter if he or she has had prior exposure to the subject of diffraction and perhaps some exposure to the idea of image aberrations. The book ends with appendix 1, on special functions, and appendix 2, on elementary geometric optics. Each chapter has a list of references, and problems for the student, and the book has a complete index making it useful as a desk references book as well as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate coursework.

Gaskill's book is mathematically intense, but the author's style and frequent use of figures makes the book surprisingly easy to read. Prerequisites for this book should include a couple of years of calculus, differential equations, and a smattering of linear algebra. Some exposure to concepts in optics, including diffraction and aberrations would also be helpful.

Gaskill's book will be helpful far beyond optics, with applications in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, digital image processing, or anywhere else that linear systems might be encountered.

The best, practical book for this subject.
Jack Gaskill and his book is the most practical book on this subject. His examples and explainations are straightforeword and organized. ... Read more

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A revolutionary resource for all design professionals, this books shows how to design, not with light, but with the effects of light. It examines the interrelationship of lighting and architectural space as perceived by human vision. Coverage also includes Michel's unique rating scales for evaluating visual effectiveness of building materials and lighting systems. ... Read more

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This volume introduces the subject of laser ablation and desorption to scientists and engineers. It covers fundamental experimental and theoretical tools, models, and techniques, and introduces the most important applications. Clearly written and organized in a straightforward manner, Laser Ablation and Desorption lead the reader straight through the fundamentals of laser-surface interactions. Each chapter is self-contained and includes references to other chapters as necessary, so that readers may begin with the topic of greatest interest and follow the references to other aspects of the subject contained within the book.

Key Features
* Provides up-to-date information about one of the most active fields in physics today
* Written and edited by major figures in the field of laser ablation and desorption
* Represents the most comprehensive treatment of the state-of-the-art available ... Read more

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A handy referance for the excimer folks
This book is great for getting a general sense of the physics behind laser ablation. In the first half it treats the reader to a review of laser ablation at several wave lengths (from CO2 to excimer); not only the theory but also some experimental techniques. In the second, the editors present a very nice discussion of various aplications. ... Read more

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This second edition of The Science of Color focuses on the principles and observations that are foundations of modern color science.Written for a general scientific audience, the book broadly covers essential topics in the interdisciplinary field of color, drawing from physics, physiology and psychology.The jacket of the original edition of the book described it as "the definitive book on color, for scientists, artists, manufacturers and students."This edition also aims for a broad audience.

The book begins by tracing scientific thinking about color since the seventeenth century.This historical perspective provides an introduction to the fundamental questions in color science, by following advances as well as misconceptions over more than 300 years. ... Read more

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McKeever gives us a comprehensive survey of thermoluminescence, an important, versatile, and widely-used experimental technique.Bringing together previously isolated specialized approaches, he stresses the importance of the solid state aspects of the phenomenon and links these to applications in dating, dosimetry, and geology. The book contains chapters on analysis and special properties, on instrumentation, and on the variety of defect reaction--using the alkali halides and SiO2 as examples--that can take place within a material to yield thermoluminescence.Three chapters concerning applications discuss the features of the solid state reactions to explain some of the properties observed in practice. ... Read more

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Thermoluminescence of Solids - A Critical Discussion
As a Ph.D. student in the field of radiation protection and dosimetry I have read a lot of papers and books dealing with the theory of thermoluminescence. Based on this knowledge I consider Mc Keever's work "Thermoluminescence of Solids" as "the" reference book in the respective field. The book provides an excellent overview of luminescence phenomena in general - leading the reader from the theoretical background to applications. The theoretical part is dealt with in high detail but also understandable for graduate students with a basic knowledge of radiation physics and the physics of solids. The application part covers an overview of the most common TLD-materials and their usage. The different techniques of thermoluminescence dating are reviewed and can also be used as a summary for archeologists. ... Read more

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For students in engineering and physics.Comprehensive problems are provided in waves, refraction, interference, diffraction, scattering, polarization, mirrors, and lenses.Among other topics treated in detail are prisms, dispersion, aberration, photometry, color, and holography. ... Read more

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A solid comprehensive optics assist
I found this book to be an excellent resource for the topic. The author has covered the major subtopics in the field. His examples are varied and well worded. I was impressed with the number of different problem types. His solutions are thorough, and he uses diagrams throughout the book. The math is sufficient and not oversimplified and requires an advanced knowledge of math techniques. This book is written for a serious student of optics, and is an excellent supplement for such students. ... Read more

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The most significant events in the Earth's history are happening right now!

This is the final book in the Shining the Light series that exposes the malevolent, controlling and manipulating actions of the Sinister Secret Government as they attempt to keep humans from accessing our soul and spiritual functions and ascending into the fourth dimension and beyond.In future books, mentors of humanity will continue to expose the SSG's nefarious dealings, but they will give us step-by-step instructions in the ancient and lost arts of benevolent magic--spiritual wizardry--enabling us as creators in training to blend our hearts, minds and souls to become creators of our own destiny and thwart the SSG's goals.

Read about the future, happening right now, in forty-four prophetic and visionary chapters such as:
* Don't Use Water for Fuel, or Earth Will Look Like Mars
* SSG Commands "Don't Read!" on U.S. TV Sets
* How to Aid Whales Caught in Worldwide Sonic Radiation
* Electronic Reproduction of Sound Produces Stress
* Cats as Our Arrival Teachers
* The Arrival of the Wisdom Seekers and Wisdom Givers
* Zero Point and the Unified Field
* Creator Flips the Switch
* Tunnels Under Phoenix and White Light in New England
* A Lesson in Benevolent Magic
* Oxygen-Eating Meteoroids
* Don't Let the SSG Draw You into a Malevolent Time Line
* Kids Will Lead the Movement to Embrace Outcasts
* Sands as Crystal Libraries
* Why You're Tired and What to Do about It
* Humanity Chooses Species Consciousness ... Read more

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Despite all official denial and tactics of derision, active minds are demanding the truth.The truth is stranger than all the fiction about ETs, alien bases, and the sinister secret government.The revelations are shocking and enlightening.A crashed UFO leads to information on:

*The sinister secret government's time-travel spacecraft
*Renegade ETs mining on the moon
*The U.S. peace-avatar president
*The prime directive
*Underground alien bases and populations
*Ancient Pleiadian warships
*Many more startling facts! ... Read more

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Loveless, Pile of Dung
Should get zero stars, in fact negative stars because that is what it is. Someone needs to check this guy. If channeling isn't love, its junk. This ain't love, in fact none of this guy's works are.

Stay away and read something fun for God'd sake.

Chanelled information about ETs and the "Secret Government"
This book is not only tells us about ETs, but more importantly, about the "Secret Government" - a group of evil people who are really in control of America. This book reveals how much control they have, how they come to have alien technology, how they use this to harm/control people. Their goal is to control as many people in the world as possible, through making people miserable and then showing everybody that they can restore the world to a wonderful place - if only everyone lets them control everybody. They want to control everybody from the cradle to the grave. ... Read more

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Clear, accessible guide requires little prior knowledge and considers just two topics: paraxial imaging and polarization. Lucid discussions of paraxial imaging properties of a centered optical system, optical resonators and laser beam propagation, matrices in polarization optics and propagation of light through crystals, much more. 60 illustrations. Appendixes. Bibliography.
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Pretty boring and disorganized
If you are already involved in optical computations, but have forgotten some fundamental tricks, this book is for you. As a trainer or reference it is difficult and obtuse. It is a string of mathematical methods linked together by math relationships rather than application to optic relationships. It was not of much help.

However, it is very inexpensive in the paperback form. You get what you pay for I guess.

A Bit Antique, But An Excellent Orientation
This book is very inexpensive (thanks again, Dover), and talks about all sorts of matrix methods in optics: ABCD matrices for paraxial ray tracing, Jones matrices, coherency matrices, and Stokes parameters for polarization, among other things.

It's not a terribly deep book, but it is readable, lucid, and complete. It got me up to speed rapidly on an area I was fuzzy in, so for [...] it's a great bargain. ... Read more

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with INTENSITIES IN ARC, SPARK, OR DISCHARGE TUBE of more than 100,000 SPECTRUM LINES Most Strongly Emitted by the Atomic Elements under Normal Conditions of Excitation BETWEEN 10,000 A. and 2000 A. arranged in order of decreasing wavelengths

1969 EDITION, WITH ERRATA AND CERTAIN REVISIONS ... Read more

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Molecular Dynamics in Restricted Geometries Edited by Joseph Klafter and J. M. Drake This investigation of the chemistry and physics of complex systems focuses on the role of spatial restrictions on molecular movement. A practical source-book for researchers in chemical physics, chemical engineering, and condensed matter physics, and for graduate students in these fields, it covers a broad range of topics and critically evaluates methods as they are employed. Among the many topics it covers are: relaxation and diffusion in restricted geometries, excitation energy transfer and photoinduced electron transfer phenomena in some confined systems, electron excitation transport in micelles, polymers and multilayers, and electron excitation transport on polymer chains. 1989 (0 471-60176-4) 437 pp. ... Read more

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Most enthusiastically recommended
This is the most remarkable book I have read in a long time, and will be near the top of my reread list. Most enthusiastically recommended.

The author is an MIT graduate, a Jesuit brother, and an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory. Only such a polymath could have written this intriguing book.

For one thing, it contains the clearest popularization of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle that I have ever seen. At last I understand why those who say they understand it probably don't.

The science is presented, so far as possible, in terms that should be accessible to any likely reader. For example, there's a particularly charming description of Brownian motion in terms of brownies in a playground.

The religion is presented quite concisely. After all, the book is about how physics illuminates creation, and the bulk of the book has to present physics. The author is entirely successful in showing that there is no conflict between true science and true religion.

There are a great many amusing anecdotes as well. Since I have read more than a few popular science books, inevitably some were old friends, but many were completely new to me, such as the one about Planck's Constance. Perhaps more important are the brief allusions to Father Grimaldi (who named the phenomenon of diffraction) and Bishop Oresme.

There are a few minor flaws, such as the brief discussion of the mathematician Goedel being, at best, woefully incomplete, which is too bad. A full understanding of Goedel would be helpful to the author's theses.

In short, this book has my highest recommendation.

Basic science - for an understanding of God's universe
This appealing, highly readable book does not, as I anticipated, discuss in great detail a religious view of science, nor a scientific view of religion. Instead it presents key aspects of relativity and the quantum and wave theories of light, in a way that makes sense to readers with very little exposure to advanced physics or mathematics. The trick is that it approaches the subject from the perspective of one who understands and cares about the challenges science often seems to pose for devout Christians. Along the way, it becomes clear that there is neither any real conflict, nor any great interdependence, between the physicist's view of the universe and that of mainstream Christianity. The conversational, sometimes humorous style helps the reader concentrate on an inherently difficult subject. Brother Guy's approach does not give the reader all the answers, by any means - but it provides an outstanding basis for educated discussion. ... Read more

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This workbook is designed to supplement optics textbooks and covers all the traditional topics of geometrical optics. Terms, equations, definitions, and concepts are discussed briefly and explained through a series of problems that are worked out in a step-by-step manner, which simplifies the problem-solving process. Additional practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter. ... Read more

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A good workbook to understand geometric optics
Easy to understand and lots of sample problems to follow along as you try to understand equations. At the end of the chapters, there are 20-30 problems with answers. Unfortunately, the questions at the end of the chapters do not have an explanation of how they came up with the answer, but it's not hard to figure out. This book is great aid for first year optometry students. ... Read more

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The subject of this book is the new field of squeezing in quantum fields. This general area includes all types of systems in which quantum fluctuations are reduced below those in the normal vacuum state. The book covers the main currently known techniques of generating squeezed photon fields, together with some treatment of matter field squeezing. Both theory and experiments are covered, together with applications to communications and measurement. The chapters of the book are written by the foremost international experts in the field, and their coverage extends from general introductory material, to the most recent developments. ... Read more