Progress in Optics

Front Cover 2
Progress in Optics, Volume XVI 5
Copyright Page 6
PREFACE 11
CONTENTS 13
CHAPTER I. LASER SELECTIVE PHOTOPHYSICS AND PHOTOCHEMISTRY 19
- 1. Introduction 21
- 2. General Conceptions 22
- 3. Elementary Selective Photoprocesses 28
- 4. Classification of Laser Photophysical and Photochemical Methods 34
- 5. Photophysical Methods of Isotope Separation 39
- 6. Photochemical Methods of Isotope Separation 59
- 7. Purification of Materials at Atomic-Molecular Level 64
- 8. Selective Laser Biochemistry 68
- 9. Selective Detection of Nuclei, Atoms and Molecules 73

Front Cover 2
Progress in Optics, Volume XVI 5
Copyright Page 6
PREFACE 11
CONTENTS 13
CHAPTER I. LASER SELECTIVE PHOTOPHYSICS AND PHOTOCHEMISTRY 19
- 1. Introduction 21
- 2. General Conceptions 22
- 3. Elementary Selective Photoprocesses 28
- 4. Classification of Laser Photophysical and Photochemical Methods 34
- 5. Photophysical Methods of Isotope Separation 39
- 6. Photochemical Methods of Isotope Separation 59
- 7. Purification of Materials at Atomic-Molecular Level 64
- 8. Selective Laser Biochemistry 68
- 9. Selective Detection of Nuclei, Atoms and Molecules 73
- 10. Spatial Localization of Molecular Bonds 80
- References 83
CHAPTER II. RECENT ADVANCES IN PHASE PROFILES GENERATION 89
- 1. Introduction 91
- 2. Principles and Techniques Used in Phase Profiles Generation 92
- 3. Optical Material for Phase Information Storage 114
- 4. Phase Profiles Applications — Current and Future Prospects 124
- Conclusion 131
- Complementary References 132
- Acknowledgements 132
- References 134
CHAPTER III. COMPUTER-GENERATED HOLOGRAMS: TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS 137
- 1. Introduction 139
- 2. Techniques for Making Computer-Generated Holograms 144
- 3. Quantizations in Computer-Generated Holograms 186
- 4. Applications of Computer-Generated Holograms 191
- 5. Summary and Comments 245
- References 247
CHAPTER IV. SPECKLE INTERFEROMETRY 251
- 1. Introduction 253
- 2. Laser Speckle Characteristics 254
- 3. Interference of Laser Speckle 258
- 4. Direct Observation Speckle Interferometry 261
- 5. Interferometry Based upon Speckle Correlation 264
- 6. Special Purpose Correlation Interferometers 267
- 7. Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry 277
- 8. Intederence Effects with Recorded Speckle Patterns 284
- 9. Speckle Photography 286
- 10. Further Techniques of Speckle Photography 290
- 11. Applications of Speckle Photography in Metrology 296
- 12. "White Light" Speckle Photography 299
- 13. Measurement of Surface Roughness by Speckle Interferometry 301
- 14. Conclusions 303
- References 304
CHAPTER V. DEFORMATION INVARIANT, SPACE-VARIANT OPTICAL PATTERN RECOGNITION 307
- 1. Introduction 309
- 2. Space-Variant Optical Processing 314
- 3. Scale-Invariant Space-Variant Optical Processor 320
- 4. Applications of Scale Invariant Systems 332
- 5. Rotational Invariant Space-Variant Systems 350
- 6. Multiple Invariant Space-Variant Processors 363
- 7. Summary and Conclusion 372
- Acknowledgements 373
- References 373
CHAPTER VI. LIGHT EMISSION FROM HIGH-CURRENT SURFACE-SPARK DISCHARGES 375
- 1. Introduction 377
- 2. Channel Development and Gasdynamics 380
- 3. Radiative Properties 388
- 4. Applications 407
- 5. Concluding Remarks 424
- Acknowledgements 425
- References 426
CHAPTER VII. SEMICLASSICAL RADIATION THEORY WITHIN A QUANTUM- MECHANICAL FRAMEWORK 431
- 1. Introduction 433
- 2. Description of Semiclassical Theories 434
- 3. Simple Example of Field-Atoms Interaction 437
- 4. Discussion of the Semiclassical Theories 444
- 5. Classical Limit of Quantum-Mechanical Radiation Theory 452
- References 465
AUTHOR INDEX 467
SUBJECT INDEX 476
CUMULATIVE INDEX – VOLUMES I—XVI 479

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