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  <title><![CDATA[Light-Matter Interaction: Physics and Engineering at the Nanoscale]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[John Weiner and Frederico Nunes]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This book provides a clear and concise explanation of the classical electromagnetism and basic quantum mechanics needed to explore interactions between light and matter. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Modern Electrodynamics]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Modern Electrodynamics is not just another book on electromagnetism. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the material, but also covers more advanced topics than are typically found in other volumes. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Biomimetics in Photonics ]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Olaf Karthaus, Ed.]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This book provides new insights into biomimetic photonics. The core material concerns the physical principles underlying nano- and microstructures found in fauna and flora. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Next Generation Wireless Communications Using Radio Over Fiber]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Nathan J. Gomes, Paulo P. Monteiro and Atílio Gameiro]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This book deals with the transport of analog radio signals over an optical fiber link.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nematicons: Spatial Optical Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Gaetano Assanto]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[Authoritative authors in the field of spatial solitons in nematic crystals (nematicons) present their latest theoretical and experimental results in this book. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Color: An Introduction to Practice and Principles, 3rd Ed.]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The author provides thorough explanations of many different aspects of color science and technology. The detailed discussions of color representation are especially strong. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Micro- and Nanooptics]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Jürgen Jahns and Stefan Helfert]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[The stated aim of this book is to provide the reader with a good theoretical basis of micro- and nanooptical structures.  
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  <title><![CDATA[Photonic Signals and Systems: An Introduction]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Nabeel A. Riza]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This excellent introductory textbook provides a gateway to the new discipline of photonic engineering. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Computational Photonics: An Introduction with MATLAB]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Marek S. Wartak]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This book presents itself as a comprehensive manual on the efficient modeling and analysis of photonic devices. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Fifth Edition]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Govind Agrawal]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[The field of nonlinear fiber optics has advanced considerably since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1989. The fifth includes an updated version of most of the content from the previous edition.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lectures on Quantum Mechanics]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Steven Weinberg]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[Steven Weinberg, a Nobel Laureate in physics, has written an exceptionally clear and coherent graduate-level textbook on modern quantum mechanics. This book presents the physical and mathematical formulations of the theory  in a concise and rigorous manner. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Animal Eyes, 2nd Edition]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[This book blends biology and physics to explore the involvement of optics in the adaption of living organisms to their environment. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Photosynthetic Membrane: Molecular Mechanisms and Biophysics of Light Harvesting]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Alexander V. Ruban]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This volume provides an introduction to the fundamental design and functioning of the photosynthetic membrane and is aimed at a broad audience, including undergraduate and graduate students in biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, botany and bioengineering.  ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Holography]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Vincent Toal]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This textbook is intended for both senior undergraduate and graduate students. It provides the necessary mathematical foundations of holography and practical information on how to apply. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[High Resolution Optical Satellite Imagery]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Ian Dowman, Karsten Jacobsen, Gottfried Konecnyand Rainer Sandau]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This descriptive overview of satellite imagery is an interesting snapshot of current and retired hardware and software technologies.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A History of the Electron: J.J. and G.P. Thomson]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Jaume Navarro]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[Navarro’s short book details the lives of J.J. Thomson and his son G.P. Thomson and their seminal discoveries regarding the electron. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Adaptive Lenses]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Hongwen Ren and Shin-Tson Wu]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This volume is a survey of the emerging field of adaptive lenses. An adaptive lens is a single lens whose focal length can be varied. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:35:08 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Short Course in Computational Science and Engineering: C++, Java and Octave Numerical Programming with Free Software Tools]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[David Yevick]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[The author has provided a very valuable, comprehensive reference for users of public domain key programming languages.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Quantum Information, Computation and Communication]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Jonathan A. Jones and Dieter Jaksch]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This volume is intended for undergraduate students and is divided into three sections. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:47:56 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Optical Imaging and Metrology]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Wolfgang Osten and Nadya Reingand, eds.]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[Imaging and metrology are among the earliest applications of optics, with origins in antiquity. This volume provides a readable overview of the state-of-the-art in optical imaging and metrology. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:25:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Diode Lasers and Photonic Integrated Circuits, 2nd edition]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Larry A. Coldren, Scott W. Corzine and Milan L. Mašanović]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[The book is very clearly written and has many demonstrated examples. It is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to learn about basic optoelectronic devices with every-day applications.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:50:17 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Semiconductor Quantum Optics ]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Mackillo Kira and Stephan W. Koch]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This lengthy book focuses on the applications of quantum optics to semiconductors. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:30:37 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Broadband Optical Modulators: Science, Technology and Applications]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Antao Chen and Edmond J. Murphy, eds.]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[The authors have produced a comprehensive reference with a concentration on broadband optical modulators. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nonlinear Optics: Phenomena, Materials and Devices]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[George I. Stegeman and Robert A. Stegeman ]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This book has a cartoon of an alchemist on the front cover, but don’t be fooled: nonlinear optics is difficult. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:31:40 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mathematical Foundations of Imaging, Tomography and Wavefield Inversion]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Anthony J. Devaney]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This is an exemplary textbook and reference about the theory of imaging based on the mathematical analysis of wave propagation. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Emergent Multiverse: Quantum Theory according to the Everett Interpretation]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[David Wallace]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[Since 1926, when wave mechanics and matrix formulations of quantum mechanics were first published, there have been efforts on the part of physicists, philosophers and science historians to interpret and further our understanding of quantum theory. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:32:25 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nanophotonic Fabrication: Self-Assembly and Deposition Techniques ]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Takashi Yatsui]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[Nanophotonics is a novel optical technology that utilizes the local interaction between nanometric particles via optical near-fields. The book is an introduction for readers, who will be interested in various functions that differ depending on the device.  ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Springer Handbook of Lasers and Optics, 2nd Edition]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[ Frank Träger, ed.  ]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[I recommend this modern, comprehensive handbook to students, educators, engineers and scientists.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nanostructured and Subwavelength Waveguides: Fundamentals and Applications]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Maksim Skorobogatiy]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This book stands at the confluence of a number of fast-flowing streams in physics research: meta-materials, polar materials, plasmonics and nano-optics.  
   
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:06:12 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Optical Communication with Chaotic Lasers]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Atsushi Uchida]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This book covers the fundamentals of chaos generation and synchronization, and describes many of its applications, from optical communications to a variety of emerging niches like random-number generation, chaos-based telemeters, suppression of chaos fluctuations, and blind sorting.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:18:24 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Biomedical Imaging: Principles and Applications]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Reiner Salzer ]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This book describes a variety of imaging modalities that are used for macroscopic and microscopic imaging. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:11:46 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nanofabrication Handbook]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Stefano Cabrini and Satoshi Kawata, eds.]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[Nanofabrication is an emerging field, and this volume explores several aspects of its diverse techniques.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:20:43 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Strongly Correlated Systems: Theoretical Methods]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Adolfo Avella and Ferdinando Mancini, eds. ]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This book covers a tremendous amount of material regarding the analysis of strongly correlated systems.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:31:17 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fundamentals of GPS Receivers: A Hardware Approach]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Dan Doberstein ]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[It appears that the author’s goal in writing this book is to make the basic operation and hardware of the Global Positioning System (GPS) understandable to a larger group than those actively working in this area. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Physics of Nanostructured Solid State Devices]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Supriyo Bandyopadhyay]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This textbook introduces the basic concepts of quantum mechanics that are necessary for understanding nanostructured solid-state devices. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Intellectual Property in Academia: A Practical Guide for Scientists and Engineers ]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[Nadya Reingand, ed. ]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[The main goal of this book is to provide a complete source of intellectual property (IP) information for researchers in academia.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Handbook of Biomedical Optics ]]></title>
  <author><![CDATA[David A. Boas, Constantinos Pitris and Nimmi Ramanujam, eds.]]></author>
  <description><![CDATA[This excellent reference provides comprehensive coverage of the recent developments in biomedical optics. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <author><![CDATA[Jens Bliedtner, Günter Gräfe and Rupert Hector]]></author>
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  <description><![CDATA[This monograph covers seven different techniques for producing quasimonochromatic radiation from high energy electron beams passing through or near periodic structures.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 15:55:50 GMT</pubDate>
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