IOP Series in Coherent Sources, Quantum Fundamentals, and Applications

Series Editor: Dr F J Duarte, Interferometric Optics, USA

About the Series

Since its discovery, the laser has found innumerable applications from astronomy to zoology. Subsequently, we have also become familiar with other sources of coherent radiation such as the free electron laser, optical parametric oscillators, and coherent interferometric emitters. The aim of this book series Coherent Sources, Quantum Fundamentals, and Applications is to explore and explain the physics and technology of widely applied sources of coherent radiation and to match them with utilitarian and cutting-edge scientific applications. Coherent sources of interest are those that offer advantages in particular emission characteristics areas, such as broad tunability, high spectral coherence, high energy, or high power. An additional area of inclusion are those coherent sources capable of high performance in the miniaturized realm. Understanding of quantum fundamentals can lead to new and better coherent sources and unimagined scientific and technological applications. Application areas of interest include the industrial, commercial, and medical sectors. Also, particular attention is given to scientific applications with a promising future such as coherent spectroscopy, astronomy, biophotonics, space communications, space interferometry, quantum entanglement, and quantum interference.

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Series Editor

F J Duarte is a laser and quantum physicist based in the USA. His career has spanned three continents while contributing in the academic, industrial, and defense sectors. Duarte is editor/author of 15 laser optics books and sole author of three books: Tunable Laser Optics, Quantum Optics for Engineers, and Fundamentals of Quantum Entanglement. Duarte has made original contributions in the fields of coherent imaging, directed energy, high-power tunable lasers, laser metrology, liquid and solid-state organic gain media, narrow-linewidth tunable laser oscillators, organic semiconductor coherent emission, N-slit quantum interferometry, polarization rotation, quantum entanglement, and space-to-space secure interferometric communications. He is also the author of the generalized multiple-prism grating dispersion theory and pioneered the use of Dirac's quantum notation in N-slit interferometry and classical optics. His contributions have found applications in numerous fields, including astronomical instrumentation, dispersive optics, femtosecond laser microscopy, geodesics, gravitational lensing, heat transfer, laser isotope separation, laser medicine, laser pulse compression, laser spectroscopy, mathematical transforms, nonlinear optics, polarization optics, and tunable diode laser design. Duarte was elected Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics in 1987 and Fellow of the Optical Society of America in 1993. He has received various recognitions, including the Engineering Excellence Award and the David Richardson Medal from the Optical Society (Optica).