Tribute to Emil Wolf: Science and Engineering Legacy of Physical Optics

Abstract

An icon in the world of optics, Emil Wolf laid the foundations of contemporary physical optics by documenting the concept of spatial coherence before lasers were introduced. This powerful concept has influenced many areas of optical science and engineering, several of which are discussed in this book and are intended to pay homage to one of the great minds of physical optics. The material is presented by major experts in the field, many of them closely connected to Emil Wolfs Institute of Optics at University of Rochester.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 23, 2004
Accession Number
ADA426727

Entities

People

  • Tomasz P. Jannson

Organizations

  • SPIE

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Diffraction
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Metamaterials
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Health Services
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Correlators
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Physical Theories
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Polaritons
  • Quantum Yields

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy