Research Catalog

Title

Harnessing light : optical science and engineering for the 21st century / Committee on Optical Science and Engineering and others.

Author

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Optical Science and Engineering.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.

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Additional Authors

• National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Physics and Astronomy.
• National Research Council (U.S.). National Materials Advisory Board.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems.

Description

xvi, 339 : illustrations; 26 cm

Alternative Title

Optical science and engineering for the 21st century

Subjects

• OPTICAL COMMUNICATION
• Optical communications
• Optics > Industrial applications
• OPTICS
• OPTICAL MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
• Optical instruments
• OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
• Engineering instruments

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• 1. Optics in Information Technology and Telecommunications. Information Transport. Information Processing. Optical Storage. Displays -- 2. Optics in Health Care and the Life Sciences. Surgery and Medicine. Tools for Biology. Biotechnology -- 3. Optical Sensing, Lighting, and Energy. Optical Sensors and Imaging Systems. Lighting. Optical Sensors and Lighting in Transportation. Energy -- 4. Optics in National Defense. Surveillance. Night Vision. Laser Systems Operating in the Atmosphere and in Space. Fiber-Optic Systems. Displays. Special Techniques -- 5. Optics in Industrial Manufacturing. Use of Light to Perform Manufacturing. Use of Optics to Control Manufacturing. Specific Industrial Applications. Increasing Use of Optics in Industrial Manufacturing -- 6. Manufacturing Optical Components and Systems. Low-Volume Manufacturing of Specialty Optics. High-Volume Manufacturing of Optics. Crosscutting Issues -- 7. Optics Research and Education. Research Opportunities.
• Education in Optics.

ISBN

0309059917

LCCN

98086525

OCLC

ocm39782951

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries