The importance of particle characterization in both the research and development, and the manufacture and quality control of materials and products that we use in our everyday lives is, in some sense, invisible to those of us not directly involved with these activities.
The goal of the first edition of this textbook was to present a comprehensive engineering basis for photovoltaic (PV) system design, so the engineer would understand the what, the why and the how associated with electrical, mechanical, economic and aesthetic aspects of PV system design.
This edition of Optical Metrology contains a new chapter about computerized optical processes, including digital holography and digital speckle photography. Chapter 2, on Gaussian optics, and Chapter 5, on light sources and detectors, are greatly expanded to include descriptions of standard imaging systems, light-emitting diodes and solid-state detectors.
Micro-optomechatronics is a technology that fuses optics, electronics, and mechanics by the MEMS technology. This technology is used primarily for information and telecommunications equipment. This book explains the basis and the application of micro-optomechatronics. In information operation, mechanical movements are not required.
