Progress in Optics: A Tribute to Emil Wolf
A Tribute to Emil Wolf

Provides review articles in the field of optics, with both fundamental and applied topics addressed

Taco Visser (Series edited by)

9780128188842, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 24 April 2020

436 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.8 cm, 0.82 kg

"As its subtitle implies, this book - volume 65 in the Progress in Optics series—pays tribute to Emil Wolf, who passed away in 2018. The opening chapter is a poignant tribute from his son Bruno Wolf. This is followed by an intriguing contribution from Michael Berry describing Wolf’s early scientific life in Bristol, U.K. Arguably, however, the real tribute to Wolf’s legacy is the longevity of this remarkable book series. It is salutary that so many distinguished physicists offer their services to maintain the quality and breadth which is the hallmark of Progress in Optics, a series of books edited by Wolf himself. Thus, in this volume, Girish Agarwal and Anton Classen survey the continuing impact of Wolf’s work on partial coherence. The remaining six chapters allow contributors from Canada, China, Europe and the United States to offer thoughtful commentaries on a range of key topics including optical coherence, optical measurements and acousto-optic imaging. On the basis of this volume, one may confidently expect that the legacy of Emil Wolf will be sustained for many years to come." --The Optical Society Review

Progress in Optics, Volume 65: A Tribute to Emil Wolf, provides the latest release in a series that presents an overview of the state-of-the-art in optics research. In this update, readers will find timely chapters on Specular mirror interferometer, Maximum Likelihood Estimation in the Context of an Optical Measurement, Surface Plasmons, The Development of Coherence Theory, and much more.

1. Memories of my father Bruno Wolf 2. Emil Wolf and Bristol Michael.V. Berry 3. Partial coherence in modern optics: Emil Wolf’s legacy in the 21st century Girish S. Agarwal and Anton Classen 4. Applications of optical coherence theory Olga Korotkova and Greg Gbur 5. Optical coherence and electromagnetic surface waves Yahong Chen, Andreas Norrman, Sergey A. Ponomarenko and Ari T. Friberg 6. Specular mirror interferometer Fabio Di Pumpo, Alexander Friedrich, Enno Giese, Albert Roura, Hartmut Lemmel, Daniel M. Greenberger, Ernst M. Rasel and Wolfgang P. Schleich 7. Maximum likelihood estimation in the context of an optical measurement Anthony Vella and Miguel A. Alonso 8. Partially polarized light and complementarity in quantum mechanics Mayukh Lahiri 9. Acousto-optic imaging in random media John C. Schotland

Subject Areas: Atomic & molecular physics [PHM], Optical physics [PHJ]