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Wolf, Emil was born on July 30, 1922 in Prague. Naturalized United States citizen, 1967.
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This book presents most of the important papers of Emil Wolf, published over half-a century. It covers chiefly diffraction theory (especially the analysis of the focal region), the theory of direct and inverse scattering, phase-space methods in quantum mechanics, the foundation of radiometry, phase conjugation and coherence theory. Several papers which have become classics of the optical literature are included, such as those on Wolf's rigorous formulation of the theory of partial coherence and partial polarization, the introduction of diffraction tomography, and his discovery of correlation-induced shifts of spectral lines (often called the Wolf effect). There are also papers dealing with the historical development of optics and some review articles.
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(Before the development of lasers, all available light sou...)
Before the development of lasers, all available light sources, whether used in laboratories or found in nature, generated light which underwent uncontrollable fluctuations inherent in the emission process. Such fluctuations are detrimental to many applications. This effect is almost completely suppressed in laser radiation, making it possible to use lasers for a variety of applications. The underlying theory of fluctuating optical fields is known as coherence theory. Another manifestation of the fluctuations is the so-called phenomenon of polarization. This book is the first to provide a unified treatment of these two aspects of statistical optics, made possible by very recent discoveries, largely due to the author of this book. This will be of great interest to graduate students and researchers in physics and engineering in optical communications, the propagation of laser beams through fibers and through the turbulent atmosphere, and optical image formation. Each chapter contains problems to aid self-study.
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The advent of lasers in the 1960s led to the development of many new fields in optical physics. This book is a systematic treatment of one of these fields--the broad area that deals with the coherence and fluctuation of light. The authors begin with a review of probability theory and random processes, and follow this with a thorough discussion of optical coherence theory within the framework of classical optics. They next treat the theory of photoelectric detection of light and photoelectric correlation. They then discuss in some detail quantum systems and effects. The book closes with two chapters devoted to laser theory and one on the quantum theory of nonlinear optics. The sound introduction to coherence theory and the quantum nature of light and the chapter-end exercises will appeal to graduate students and newcomers to the field. Researchers will find much of interest in the new results on coherence-induced spectral line shifts, nonclassical states of light, higher-order squeezing, and quantum effects of down-conversion. Written by two of the world's most highly regarded optical physicists, this book is required reading of all physicists and engineers working in optics.
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Principles of Optics is one of the classic science books of the twentieth century, and probably the most influential book in optics published in the past forty years. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, with new material covering the CAT scan, interference with broad-band light and the so-called Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction theory. This edition also details scattering from inhomogeneous media and presents an account of the principles of diffraction tomography to which Emil Wolf has made a basic contribution. Several new appendices are also included. This new edition will be invaluable to advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers working in most areas of optics.
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Wolf, Emil was born on July 30, 1922 in Prague. Naturalized United States citizen, 1967.
Bachelor of Science, University Bristol, England, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bristol, England, 1948. Doctor of Science, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1955.
Doctor (honorary), University Groningen, 1989. Doctor (honorary), University Edinburgh, 1990. Doctor (honorary), Palacky University, Czechoslovakia, 1992.
Doctor (honorary), University Bristol, 1997. Doctor (honorary), Laval University, Quebec, Canada, 1997. Doctor (honorary), Aalborg University, Denmark, 1999.
Doctor (honorary), University d. Franche Compté, France, 1999.
Research assistant observatory Cambridge University, England, 1948-1951. Research assistant, lecturer mathematics and physics University Edinburgh, 1951—1953. Research fellow theoretical physics University Manchester, 1954—1958.
Visiting research scientist Courant Institute New York University, 1957. Associate professor optics University Rochester, New York, 1959-1961, professor physics, since 1961, professor optics, since 1978, Wilson professor optical physics, since 1987. Guggenheim fellow, visiting professor University California, Berkeley, 1966-1967.
Visiting professor University Toronto, 1974-1975. Distinguished visiting professor University Central Florida, 1998, distinguished provost's research professor, 2002.
(Before the development of lasers, all available light sou...)
(Principles of Optics is one of the classic science books ...)
(The new edition of the classic Principles of Optics has n...)
(The advent of lasers in the 1960s led to the development ...)
(This book presents most of the important papers of Emil W...)
(Language:Chinese.Introduction to the theory of light cohe...)
Fellow Optical Society of America (honorary, director-at-large 1972-1974, vice president 1976, president 1978, Frederic Ives medal 1977, Max Born award 1987, Esther Hoffman Beller award 2002), American Physical Society, British Institute Physics, American Institute Physics (governing board 1977-1978), Franklin Institute (Albert A. Michelson medal 1980), Optical Society India (honorary), Optical Society Australia (honorary).