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This book discusses light transmission and extends to more applied fields of laser and laser technology, photoelectric detection and devices, photoelectric imaging and systems with explainations on theories and engineering applications. Addressing the intersection between optics and electrical engineering, the textbook prepares graduate students to photoelectronics and can also be used as reference for engineers.

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Table of ContentChapter 1 Development of the basic theories - the nature of light1.1. The early ideas of the light science1.2. The electromagnetic theory of Light1.3. The superposition and interference of light waves1.4. Further discussion of the interference1.5 The quantum theory of earlier period and wave-particle duality1.6 A brief introduction to modern opto- quantum theoryChapter 2 Light radiation and radiation sources2.1 The mechanism of the Light radiation of the atoms2.2 The spontaneous radiation and the ordinary light sources2.3 The mechanism of the laser production2.4 The physical properties of laser2.5 The working principle of the laserChapter 3 High energy solid laser technology3.1 The Fiber laser3.2 The thin-disc laser3.3 The zigzag slabs laser3.4 The heat capacity mode of solid state laserChapter 4 Light transmission and the transmission media4.1 The transmission of the light in the uniform media and the interface of the media4.2 The transmission of the Gauss light beams4.3 The optical theory of the wave-guide in the plate media4.4 The electromagnetic theory basis of the plate wave-guide4.5 A brief introduction to the channel wave-guide4.6 A brief introduction to the coupling theory of the wave-guide mode4.7 The wave-guide theory of the semiconductors4.8 The new advances in the wave-guide theory4.9 The wave-guide devices of the insulating crystals4.10 The semiconductor wave-guide devices4.11 The application samples of the light wave-guide4.12 A brief introduction to MOEMSChapter 5 The Photoelectric detection and the detection system5.1 The general description of the performances of the photo-electric detecting devices5.2 The working principles of the photo-electronic detecting devices5.3 The photo-electrons emission type detecting devices5.4 The photo-electric guide type detecting devices5.5 The photo-voltaic type detecting devices5.6 The direct detecting technique5.7 The heterodyne detecting techniqueChapter 6 Photoelectric imaging and imaging system6.1 A general description of the photoelectric imaging system6.2 A brief introduction to the image detector6.3 The point spread function (psf) and the performance index in view of the psf6.4 The optical transfer functions6.5 The modulation and the modulation transfer functions6.6 The modulation transfer functions of the optical system6.7 A brief introduction to the photo-electric image system6.8 A further description of the performances of the non-scanning photo-electric image system6.9 A further description of the performances of the scanning photo-electric image systemChapter 7 A general introduction to the photoelectronic statistics theory7.1 The random variable7.2 The stochastic process7.3 The Gauss stochastic process7.4 Poisson stochastic point process7.5 The statistical description of the light source7.6 The statistical description of the light waves transmission7.7 The statistical description of the light detection7.8 The statistical description of the detectors noise

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