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100			_aKent, Peter _920019
245			_aBitcoin for dummies
250			_a2nd
260			_bWiley India Pvt. Ltd. _aNew Delhi _c2022
300			_axi, 284 p.
365			_aINR _b899.00
500			_aTable of content: Preface Acknowledgments 1 Basic Optical Calculations 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Wave Propagation 1.3 Calculating Wave Propagation in Real Life 1.4 Detection 1.5 Coherent Detection 1.6 Interferometers 1.7 Photon Budgets and Operating Specifications 1.8 Signal Processing Strategy 2 Sources and Illuminators 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Spectrum 2.3 Radiometry 2.4 Continuum Sources 2.5 Interlude: Coherence 2.6 More Sources 2.7 Incoherent Line Sources 2.9 Lasers 2.10 Gas Lasers 2.11 Solid-State Lasers 2.12 Diode Lasers 2.13 Laser Noise 3 Optical Detection 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Signal-to-Noise Ratios 3.3 Detector Figures of Merit 3.5 Photomultipliers 3.6 Thermal Detectors 3.7 Image Intensifiers 3.9 How Do I Know Which Noise Source Dominates? 3.10 Hacks 4 Lenses, Prisms, and Mirrors 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Optical Materials 4.4 Surface Quality 4.5 Windows 4.6 Pathologies of Optical Elements 4.7 Fringes 4.8 Mirrors 4.10 Prism Pathologies 4.11 Lenses 2 Complex Lenses 3 Other Lens like 5 Coatings, Filters and Surface Finishes 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Metal Mirrors 5.4 Simple Coating Theory 5.5 Moth-Eye Finishes 5.6 Absorptive Filters 5.7 Beam Dumps and Baffles 5.8 White Surfaces and Diffusers 6 Polarization 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Polarization of Light 6.3 Interaction of Polarization with Materials 6.4 Absorption Polarizers 6.5 Brewster Polarizers 6.6 Birefringent Polarizers 6.7 Double-Refraction Polarizers 6.8 TIR Polarizers 6.9 Retarders 6.10 Polarization Control 7 Exotic Optical Components 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Gratings 7.3 Grating Pathologies 7.4 Types of Gratings 7.5 Resolution of Grating Instruments 7.6 Fine Points of Gratings 7.7 Holographic Optical Elements 7.8 Photonic Crystals and Metamaterials 7.9 Retroreflective Materials 7.10 Scanners 7.11 Modulators 8 Fiber Optics 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Fiber Characteristics 8.3 Fiber Theory 8.4 Fiber Types 8.5 Other Fiber Properties 8.6 Working with Fibers 8.7 Fiber Devices 8.8 Diode Lasers and Fiber Optics 8.9 Fiber Optic Sensors 8.10 Intensity Sensors 8.11 Spectrally Encoded Sensors 8.12 Polarimetric Sensors 8.13 Fiber Interferometers 8.14 Two-Beam Fiber Interferometers 8.15 Multiple Beam Fiber Interferometers 8.17 Multiplexing and Smart Structures 8.18 Fiber Sensor Hype 9 Optical Systems 9.1 Introduction 9.2 What, Exactly, Does a Lens Do? 9.3 Diffraction 9.4 Aberrations 9.5 Representing Aberrations 9.6 Optical Design Advice 9.7 Practical Applications 9.8 Illuminators 311 10 Optical Measurements 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Grass on the Empire State Building 10.3 Detection Issues: When Exactly Is Background Bad? 1 Measure the Right Thing 10.5 Getting More Signal Photons 10.6 Reducing the Background Fluctuations 10.7 Optically Zero-Background Measurements 10.8 Spectrally Resolved Measurements 10.9 Electronically Zero-Background Measurements 10.10 Labeling Signal Photons 10.11 Closure 11 Designing Electro-Optical Systems 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Do You Really Want To Do This? 11.3 Very Basic Marketing 11.4 Classes of Measurement 11.5 Technical Taste 11.6 Instrument Design 11.7 Guiding Principles 11.8 Design for Alignment 11.9 Turning a Prototype into a Product 12 Building Optical Systems 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Construction Style 12.3 Build What You Designed 12.4 Assembling Lab Systems 12.6 Collimating Beams 12.7 Focusing 12.8 Alignment and Testing 12.9 Prototypes 12.10 Aligning Beams with Other Beams 12.11 Advanced Tweaking 12.13 Adhesives 12.14 Cleaning 12.15 Environmental Considerations 13 Signal Processing 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Analog Signal Processing Theory 13.4 Amplifiers 13.5 Departures From Linearity 13.6 Noise and Interference 13.7 Frequency Conversion 13.8 Filtering 13.9 Signal Detection 13.10 Reducing Interference and Noise 13.11 Data Acquisition and Control 14 Electronic Building Blocks 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Resistors 14.3 Capacitors 14.4 Transmission Lines 14.5 Transmission Line Devices 14.6 Diodes 14.7 Bipolar Junction Transistors 14.8 Field-Effect Transistors (FETs) 14.9 Heterojunction FETs 14.10 Signal Processing Components 14.11 Digitizers 14.12 Analog Behavior of Digital Circuits 15 Electronic Subsystem Design 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Design Approaches 15.3 Perfection 15.4 Feedback Loops 15.5 Local Feedback 15.6 Signal Detectors 15.7 Phase-Locked Loops 15.8 Calibration 15.9 Filters 15.10 Other Stuff 15.11 More Advanced Feedback Techniques 15.12 Hints 15.13 Linearizing 15.17 Bulletproofing 15.18 Interference 15.19 Reliable Designs 16 Electronic Construction Techniques 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Circuit Strays 16.3 Circuit Boards 16.4 Stray Coupling 16.5 Ground Plane Construction 16.6 Technical Noise and Interference 16.7 Product Construction 16.8 Getting Ready 16.9 Prototyping 16.10 Surface Mount Prototypes 16.11 Prototyping Filters 16.12 Tuning, or, You Can't Hit What You Can't See 17 Digital Signal Processing 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Elementary Operations 17.3 Dead Time Correction 17.4 Fourier Domain Techniques 17.5 The Fast Fourier Transform 17.6 Power Spectrum Estimation 17.7 Digital Filtering 17.8 Deconvolution 17.9 Resampling 17.10 Fixing Space-Variant Instrument Functions 17.11 Finite Precision Effects 17.12 Pulling Data Out of Noise 18 Front Ends 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Photodiode Front Ends 18.3 Key Idea: Reduce the Swing Across Cd 18.4 Transimpedance Amplifiers 18.5 External Input Stages 18.6 How to Go Faster 18.7 Advanced Photodiode Front Ends 18.8 Other Types of Front End 18.9 Hints 19 Bringing Up the System 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Avoiding Catastrophe 19.3 Debugging and Troubleshooting 19.4 Getting Ready 19.5 Indispensable Equipment 19.6 Debugging Pickup and Interference Problems 19.7 Digital Troubleshooting 19.8 Analog Electronic Troubleshooting 19.9 Oscillations 19.10 Other Common Problems 19.11 Debugging and Troubleshooting Optical Subsystems 19.12 Localizing the Problem 20 Thermal Control 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Thermal Problems and Solutions 20.3 Heat Flow 20.4 Insulation 20.7 Heat Sinks 23 Local Feedback Loops 20.9 Temperature Controllers Appendix A Good Books 735 A.1 Why Books? A.2 Good Books for Instrument Builders Notation Physical Constants and Rules of Thumb Index [https://www.wileyindia.com/bitcoin-for-dummies-2ed.html]
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700			_aBain, Tyler _920020
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