Huygens' principle, 1690-1990 : theory and applications : proceedings of an international symposium, the Hague/Scheveningen, November 19-22, 1990 /
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| Imprint: | Amsterdam, The Netherlands : North-Holland ; New York, N.Y. : Elsevier Science Publishers [distributor], c1992. |
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| Description: | xiii, 564 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English French |
| Series: | Studies in mathematical physics v. 3 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1358215 |
Table of Contents:
- Historical background. The life and the work of Christiaan Huygens / E. Wolf. Christiaan Huygens, originator of wave optics / H. de Lang
- Geometrical Optics. Microscope objectives for optical disc systems / J.J.M. Braat. The use of characteristic functions in optical design / J.L.F. de Meijere. Huygens' principle in optical engineering / C.H.F. Velzel
- Ray theory. Rays, wavefronts and phase: a picture book of cusps / M. Berry. Some recent research on optical coherence / E. Wolf
- Field theory. Computational modeling of integrated-optical waveguides / N.H.G. Baken. Observable-based wave modeling: wave objects, spectra and signal processing / L.B. Felsen. Reciprocity, causality, and Huygens' principle in electromagnetic wave theory / A.T. de Hoop. Huygens' principle and a field relation / D.S. Jones. Photolithography and the mathematical theory of diffraction / H.P. Urbach
- Mathematical analysis. On the diffraction problem in electromagnetic theory: a discussion based on concepts of functional analysis including an example of practical application / M. Cadilhac and R. Petit. Huygens' principle for linear partial differential equations / J.J. Duistermaat. Des particules aux ondes: quantification geometrique / J.-M. Souriau
- Quantum electronics and nonlinear optics. Optical bistability / E. Abraham. Nonlinear optics; a historical perspective / N. Bloembergen. Optical solitons in fibers--a theoretical review / A. Hasegawa. Optics with a new law of reflection phase conjugate optics / A. Yariv
- Contributed papers (in alphabetical order). Complex geometric asymptotics, geometric phases and nonlinear integrable problems / M.S. Alber. Self-action of supremely short light pulses in solids / A.N. Azarenkov, G.B. Altshuler and S.A. Kozlov. On the validity of Huygens' principle for the wave equation on curved space-time / J. Carminati and R.G. McLenaghan. Temporal analog of Young's experiment / B. Colombeau, C. Froehly and M. Vampouille. An electromagnetic theory of rays in a nonuniform medium / S. Cornbleet. Numerical analysis of guiding and radiating microwave structures based on Huygens' principle / W.J.R. Hoefer, P.P.M. So, D. Pompei and A. Papiernik. Mathematical models for the computation of waveguide interconnections / W. Kamminga and B.J. Hoenders. Simulations of nonlinear asymmetrical Y-junctions / G.J.M. Krijnen, H. Hoekstra, P.V. Lambeck and Th.J.A. Popma. Wave-particle analogies in optics and microelectronics / D. Lenstra. Observation of light scattering from single cylinders: some remarkable conclusions / M.B. van der Mark and A. Lagendijk. On the beam propagation method in quadratic index media / G. Pozzi. Applications of the Huygens-Fresnel integral equations to the scattering of light and other electromagnetic waves from rough surfaces / J.A. Sanchez-Gil, M. Nieto-Vesperinas and J.M. Soto-Crespo. Continuous-time discretized-space approach to solving integral equations for transient electromagnetic fields / A.G. Tijhuis and P. Zhongqiu. Calculation and measurement of scattered electromagnetic fields in the near-field region of a moving object / M.H. Vogel and P.M. van den Berg. Angular patterns of waves scattered by fractal random surfaces / O.I. Yordanov.
