Edited by
Duncan Steel, University of Michigan, USA
Editor-in-Chief:
Bob Guenther, Duke University, Durham, USA
Description
The encyclopedia provides valuable reference material for those working in the field who wish to know more about a topic outside their
area of expertise, as well as providing an authoritative reference source for students and researchers. Undergraduate students should
find it a useful source of material, as will teachers and lecturers. It will also be useful at the postgraduate level for summarizing
a broad range of theoretical topics, for practical advice on research techniques and for insights into new ways of approaching research
problems.
Subjects covered: light and optics, lasers, optical fibers, and optical fiber systems, optical materials, and LED's, and
applications of all these in control and manufacturing, data processing and storage, applications in environment, engineering, defence,
ocean study, medicine and biology.
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cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible
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Audience:
Researchers, teachers and lecturers, students, postgraduate and undergraduate level
