The revised 2nd edition of this practical book provides an expanded treatment and comparison of techniques used in advanced optical measurements, guiding its reader from fundamental radiometric and photometric concepts to the state-of-the-art in highly sensitive measurements of optical losses and in spectroscopic detection using coherent laser light and spontaneous radiation. The book describes and compares a broad array of high-sensitivity methods and techniques – from interferometric and/or calorimetric, acousto-optic and resonator or polarization to wavelength- and frequency-modulation, phase-shift and decay time studies, and direct-loss measurements for free-space, fiber- or waveguide-based systems and devices.
Updated throughout, the new edition describes novel trends in spectral interferometry, frequency-comb and laser-excitation spectroscopy, reflected in the developments of Raman, Brillouin and FTIR (Fourier Transform Infra-Red) techniquesfor biomedical research, biotech sensing and detection. It also covers broad practical implementations of time- and frequency-domain terahertz spectroscopy measurements.
This book reviews the physical concepts of radiation transfer, providing a quantitative foundation for the means of measurements of optical losses, which affect propagation and distribution of light waves in various media and in diverse optical systems and components. It focuses on the application of optical methods and procedures for the evaluation of transparent, reflecting, scattering, absorbing, and aggregated objects, and for determining the power and energy parameters of radiation and color properties of light. This updated new edition will serve as an up-to-date reference source and practical guide for those using photometric and radiometric techniques.
Provides a comprehensive analysis of the practical methodologies and techniques used for the measurements of optical properties and spectral characteristics of varieties of objects, materials, and biological, medical and environmental species
Guides the reader through the advantages and disadvantages of the growing number of applied spectroscopic, radiometric and photometric techniques
Revised throughout, including new material on Raman, Brillouin and FTIR spectroscopy techniques for biomedical applications
Michael Bukshtab
Color Photometry Laser Spectroscopy Measurements of Optical Losses Noise & Diffraction Corrections Spectrophotometric Analysis Applied photometric techniques Applied radiometric techniques photometric measurements radiometric measurements Practical optical measurement techniques Frequency-comb spectroscopy Laser-excitation spectroscopy Fourier-transform Infrared spectroscopy Time-and frequency-domain terahertz spectroscopy