Progress in Optics

Professor Wolf works at the University of Rochester, NY, USA

I. Transverse Patterns in Wide-Aperture Nonlinear Optical Systems (N.N. Rosanov). Introduction. Filamentation. Spatial Solitons. Switching Waves and Spatial Hysteresis. Diffractive Autosolitons in Nonlinear Interferometers. Autosolitons in Lasers and Nonlinear Waveguides. Conclusion. References. II. Optical Spectroscopy of Single Molecules in Solids (M. Orrit et al. ). Introduction. Principles and Theoretical Background. Experimental Methods. Review of Results. Outlook. Conclusion. Acknowledgement. References. III. Interferometric Multispectral Imaging (K. Itoh). Introduction. Classification of the Spectral Imaging Techniques. Unified Theory of Coherence Detection and Multispectral Imaging. Interferometric Multispectral Imaging in the Image Plane. Noise Limitations. Conclusions. Acknowledgment. List of Symbols and Abbreviations. References. IV. Interferometric Methods for Artwork Diagnostics (D. Paoletti, G.S. Spagnolo). Introduction. General Remarks on Holographic Interferometry. Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry. Conclusion. Acknowledgments. References. V. Coherent Population Trapping in Laser Spectroscopy (E. Arimondo). Introduction. Analysis for Discrete States. Spectroscopy for Discrete States. Coherent Population Trapping in the Continuum. Laser Cooling. Adiabatic Transfer. "Lasing Without Inversion". Coherences Created by Spontaneous Emission. Pulse-Matching and Photon Statistics. Conclusions. Acknowledgments. References. VI. Quantum Phase Properties of Nonlinear Optical Phenomena (R. Tanas, A. Miranowicz). Introduction. Phase Formalisms. Phase Properties of Single-Mode Optical Fields. Phase Properties of Two-Mode Optical Fields. Conclusion. Acknowledgments. Appendix A. Garrison-Wong Phase Formalism. Appendix B. States for the Pegg-Barnett Phase Formalism. Author Index. Subject Index. Contents of Previous Volumes. Cumulative Index.