Synopsis
History.- A brief history of light.- Ibn Al-Haitham - Father of modern optics.- Optical Sources.- Femtosecond light.- Laser.- LED light.- Electron optics.- Applications.- Biophotonics.- Optical communication.- Optical astronomy.- Solar cells.- Optics in Remote Sensing.- Optics in nanotechnology.- Optics in art.- Eye.- Optics in medicine.- Optical illusions.- Quantum Optics.- Optical tests of foundations of physics.- Nonlinear Optics: Historical Perspectives and New Opportunities.- Quantum communication.- Nature of photon.- Atom optics.- Coherent effects: From EIT to slow light.
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