Titlebook: Optics in Our Time; Mohammad D. Al-Amri,Mohamed El-Gomati,M. Suhail Zu Book‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ 2016 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31903-2International Year of Light; Optics and Light; Optical Sources; Quantum Optics; Light-based Technologies

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A , Brief History of Lighton and the nature of light remained at the forefront of intellectual endeavors for well over 3000 years. A study of optics in the Western and Islamic cultures provides an understanding of the intellectual growth of these societies. This article attempts to retrace this history.

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Ibn al-Haytham’s Scientific Research Programmegram to reform these physical disciplines, which brought him clearly to take up each discipline in turn. The founding action of this reform consisted in breaking from previous conception of the relationships between mathematics and physics. In this paper, we examine this new position in both astronomy and optics.

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Optics in Remote Sensinge technical progress necessary to the development of the laser, we specifically discuss Lidar (light detection and ranging) and its applications to remote sensing in the atmosphere and oceanic research. Finally, we briefly discuss newer developments in remote sensing with ultra-short pulses.

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Optics in Medicineimaginable only a few decades ago. This chapter illustrates—through several optical instrument and application examples—the uses, benefits, and future prospects that optics brings as an enabling technology to the medicine and the overall healthcare industry.

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Book‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ 2016rs. In this book we present a vast collection of articles on various aspects of light and its applications in the contemporary world at a popular or semi-popular level. These articles are written by the world authorities in their respective fields. This is therefore a rare volume where the world exp