Selected Papers on Phase-space Optics (SPIE Milestone Series Vol. MS181)

Phase-space methods can be traced back to early contributions in classical geometrical optics, yet it is only recently that scientists and engineers began to systematically explore the use of phase-space representations for analyzing and synthesizing optical signals. This seminal collection of 70 papers dated from 1932 through 2004 describes the spatial properties of optical signals in terms of phase-space in the classical optical fields, and sketches some of the many interesting applications of phase-space methods.

Contents

- Introduction
- The Foundations of Phase-Space Optics
- Phase-Space Tools for Optics
- Analysis and Design of Optical Systems and Devices
- Partially Coherent Signals and Systems
- The Discrete Wigner Transform
- Optical Display of Phase Space
- Optical Metrology and Signal Recovery
- Phase-Space Representation of Optical Signals and Systems
- Time-Domain Applications