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OverviewCaustics 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alessandro ZannottiPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.465kg ISBN: 9783030530877ISBN 10: 3030530876 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 27 September 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction and Motivation.- Realization and Exploration of Structured Light and Photonic Structures.- Elementary Optical Catastrophes and Caustic-Based Photonic Structures.- Propagation-Invariant Caustics.- Caustic Networks and Rogue Waves.- Conclusion and Outlook.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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