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Optics
Known as:
Optical
, optic
, science of light and vision
The branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter.
National Institutes of Health
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Flat optics with designer metasurfaces.
N. Yu
,
F. Capasso
Nature Materials
2014
Corpus ID: 25771706
Conventional optical components such as lenses, waveplates and holograms rely on light propagation over distances much larger…
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Transformation Optics Using Graphene
Ashka Vakil
,
N. Engheta
Science
2011
Corpus ID: 29589317
Simulations show that control of the conductivity of a region within a graphene sheet could guide optical waves. Metamaterials…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Nano-optics from sensing to waveguiding
Surbhi Lal
,
S. Link
,
N. Halas
2007
Corpus ID: 55284809
The design and realization of metallic nanostructures with tunable plasmon resonances has been greatly advanced by combining a…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Principles of nano-optics
L. Novotný
,
B. Hecht
2006
Corpus ID: 29065627
1. Introduction 2. Theoretical foundations 3. Propagation and focusing of optical fields 4. Spatial resolution and position…
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Electromagnetically induced transparency : Optics in coherent media
M. Fleischhauer
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A. Imamoğlu
,
J. Marangos
2005
Corpus ID: 20105838
Coherent preparation by laser light of quantum states of atoms and molecules can lead to quantum interference in the amplitudes…
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Surface plasmon subwavelength optics
W. Barnes
,
A. Dereux
,
T. Ebbesen
Nature
2003
Corpus ID: 116017
Surface plasmons are waves that propagate along the surface of a conductor. By altering the structure of a metal's surface, the…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear optics
E. Knill
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R. Laflamme
,
G. Milburn
Nature
2001
Corpus ID: 4362012
Quantum computers promise to increase greatly the efficiency of solving problems such as factoring large integers, combinatorial…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Statistical optics
J. Walkup
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
1986
Corpus ID: 36840069
Learn and understand the statistical nature of optical fields via concepts like spatial and temporal coherence. The second-order…
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Review
1981
Review
1981
The optics of human skin.
R. Anderson
,
J. Parrish
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
1981
Corpus ID: 32928622
An integrated review of the transfer of optical radiation into human skin is presented, aimed at developing useful models for…
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1962
Highly Cited
1962
Treatise on Physiological Optics
H. Helmholtz
,
J. P. Southall
1962
Corpus ID: 53908365
A composite thin film resistor is disclosed, including an electrically inert substrate upon which is deposited a nickel-chromium…
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