Caustic Light in Nonlinear Photonic Media (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

Caustics are natural phenomena, forming light patterns in rainbows or through drinking glasses, and creating light networks at the bottom of swimming pools. Only in recent years have scientists started to artificially create simple caustics with laser light. However, these realizations have already contributed to progress in advanced imaging, lithography, and micro-manipulation. In this book, Alessandro Zannotti pioneers caustics in many ways, establishing the field of artificial caustic optics. He employs caustic design to customize high-intensity laser light. This is of great relevance for laser-based machining, sensing, microscopy, and secure communication. The author also solves a long standing problem concerning the origin of rogue waves which appear naturally in the sea and can have disastrous consequences. By means of a far-reaching optical analogy, he identifies scattering of caustics in random media as the origin of rogue waves, and shows how nonlinear light-matter interaction increases their probability.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Alessandro Zannotti
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	180
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-053087-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Optics (light) Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Atomic & molecular physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Non-linear science Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Oceanography (seas) Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > Electronic devices & materials > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-053087-6
Barcode:	9783030530877

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