Product Description

This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the statistical properties of speckle, as well as detailed coverage of its role in applications. Some of the applications discussed include speckle in astronomy, speckle in the eye, speckle in projection displays, speckle in coherence tomography, speckle in lithography, speckle in waveguides (modal noise), speckle in optical radar detection, and speckle in metrology. This book is aimed at graduate students and professionals working in a wide variety of fields.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #170160 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Review
A definitive textbook, an instant classic, written by a master of his subject who is also a dedicated teacher. -- Christopher Dainty, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

A definitive textbook, an instant classic, written by a master of his subject who is also a dedicated teacher. --Christopher Dainty, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

About the Author
Joseph W. Goodman held the William Ayer Chair in Electrical Engineering at Stanford. His work has been recognized by a variety of awards and honors, including the F.E. Terman Award of the American Society for Engineering Education, the Dennis Gabor Award of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), the Max Born Award, the Esther Beller Hoffman Award, the Ives Medal from the Optical Society of America, and the Education Medal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is the author of the classic text Introduction to Fourier Optics.

Customer Reviews

Six stars really
Another phenomenal book from Joe Goodman - everything you really need to know about Speckle presented with crystal clarity, as usual. Simply superb.