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Photoelectron Statistics

With Applications to Spectroscopy and Optical Communication

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  • © 1978

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Authors:
  1. Bahaa Saleh

    1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences (SSOS, volume 6)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Bahaa Saleh
      Pages 1-4

  3. Tools from Mathematical Statistics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Statistical Description of Random Variables and Stochastic Processes

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      Pages 6-56

    3. Point Processes

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      Pages 57-84

  5. Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-283
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    2. Applications to Optical Communication

      • Bahaa Saleh
      Pages 284-347

    3. Applications to Spectroscopy

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      Pages 348-420

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 421-444
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About this book

With the recent great expansion in optics and laser applications, several new areas of research have emerged, among which are: the theory of coherence, photon statistics, speckle phenomenon, statistical optics, atmospheric propa­ gation, optical communications, and light-beating and photon-correlation spectroscopy. A factor common to these overlapping subjects is their basic dependence on the treatment of light as a randomly fluctuating excitation. Moreover, they all necessitate a thorough understanding of the phenomenon of light detection and the additional randomness it introduces. My objective in writing this book is to provide a unified and general presentation of a basic theoretical background central to these areas. This book has a threefold purpose: to present a systematic treatment of the statistical properties of optical fields, to develop methods for deter­ mining the statistics of the photoelectron events that are generated when such fields are intercepted by photodetectors, and to examine methods of estimating unknown field parameters from measurements of the photoelectron events. Emphasis is placed on the photoelectron measurements that yield in­ formation pertinent to spectroscopy and optical communication. Although some books that treat the theory of coherence and the statisti­ cal properties of light are available, the vast body of information central to problems of photoelectron statistics and its applications is scattered in various professional journals and conference proceedings.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

    Bahaa Saleh

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Photoelectron Statistics

  • Book Subtitle: With Applications to Spectroscopy and Optical Communication

  • Authors: Bahaa Saleh

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Optical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37311-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-13483-2Published: 20 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-37311-7Published: 05 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0342-4111

  • Series E-ISSN: 1556-1534

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 444

  • Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

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