Current Trends in Optics (Lasers and Optical Engineering)

This text provides a critical summary of the latest developments in research and applications in optical science and technology, from basic quantum optics to optical engineering; and informed speculations on future developments in optics. The chapters are written by internationally recognized scientists and engineers. Each chapter contains a selective list of references and further reading.
The authors have made special efforts to provide a readable and stimulating content, accessible both to optical specialists and to managers in broader areas of technology wishing to identify and understand key areas of progress. The text covers a wide range of topics on optical science and technology from quantum optics to laser beacon adaptive optics, including: fractal optics, localization, scattering, transforms, information processing, the new microscopies, fringe analysis, and the Hubble telescope.

Key Features
* Four chapters on fundamental optical physics: Atomic Optics, Single Atoms in Traps, Squeezed Light and Localization of Light
* Two chapters on recent progress in scattering
* Three chapters on modern microscopy: Confocal Microscopy, Near-field Microscopy and Super-resolving Microscopy
* Two concluding chapters on Diagnosing the Hubble Space Telescope Aberration and Laser Beacon Adaptive Optics