Entropy and Information Optics : Connecting Information and Time, Second Edition.: Connecting Information and Time, Second Edition. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Yu, Francis T. S, 1932-
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; From the Series Editor; Preface; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction to Information Transmission; 1.1 Information Measure; 1.2 Entropy Information; 1.3 Communication Channels; 1.4 Memoryless Discrete Channels; 1.5 Continuous Channels with Additive Noise; 1.6 Summary and Remarks; References; Chapter 2: Diffraction and Signal Analysis; 2.1 Introduction to Diffraction; 2.2 Fresnelâ#x80;#x93;Kirchhoff Theory; 2.3 Linear Systems and Fourier Analysis; 2.4 Finite Bandwidth Analysis; 2.5 Degrees of Freedom of a Signal 2.6 Gaborâ#x80;#x99;s Information Cell2.7 Signal Detection; 2.8 Statistical Signal Detection; 2.9 Signal Recovering; 2.10 Signal Ambiguity; 2.11 Wigner Signal Representation; 2.12 Fourier Transform Properties of Lenses; References; Chapter 3: Optical Spatial Channel â#x80;#x8B;and Encoding Principles; 3.1 Optical Spatial Communication Channel; 3.2 Optical Message in Spatial Coding; 3.3 Spatial Channel with Resolution Cells of Different Sizes; 3.4 Matching a Code with a Spatial Channel; References; Chapter 4: Entropy and Information; 4.1 Fundamental Laws of Thermodynamics 4.2 Physical Entropy and Information4.3 Trading Entropy with Information; 4.4 Typical Examples; 4.5 Remarks; References; Chapter 5: Demon Exorcist and Cost of Entropy; 5.1 Perpetual Motion Machine; 5.2 Maxwellâ#x80;#x99;s Demon; 5.3 Information and Demon Exorcist; 5.4 Demon Exorcist, a Revisit; 5.5 Szilardâ#x80;#x99;s Demon; 5.6 Diffraction-Limited Demon; 5.7 Minimum Cost of Entropy; 5.8 Gaborâ#x80;#x99;s Perpetuum Mobile of the Second Kind; References; Chapter 6: Observation and Information; 6.1 Observation with Radiation; 6.2 Simultaneous Observations; 6.3 Observation and Information 6.4 Accuracy and Reliability in Observations6.5 Observation by Interference and by Microscope; 6.6 Uncertainty and Observation; 6.7 Remarks; References; Chapter 7: Image Restoration and Information; 7.1 Image Restoration; 7.2 Uncertainty and Image Restoration; 7.3 Resolving Power and Information; 7.4 Coherent and Digital Image Enhancement; 7.5 Information Leakage Through a Passive Channel; 7.6 Restoration of Blurred Images; References; Chapter 8: Quantum Effect on Information Transmission; 8.1 Problem Formulation and Entropy Consideration; 8.2 Capacity of a Photon Channel 8.3 Informational Theoristic Approach8.4 Narrowband Photon Channel; 8.5 Optimum Signal Power Distribution: A Special Case; References; Chapter 9: Coherence Theory of Optics; 9.1 Aspects of Coherence; 9.2 Spatial and Temporal Coherence; 9.2.1 Spatial Coherence; 9.2.2 Temporal Coherence; 9.3 Coherent and Incoherent Processing; 9.4 Exploitation of Coherence; 9.4.1 Exploitation of Spatial Coherence; 9.4.2 Exploitation of Temporal Coherence; 9.4.3 Complex Amplitude Processing; 9.4.4 Incoherent Superposition; 9.5 Remarks; References; Chapter 10: Wavelet Transforms with Optics
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 621.382/7; Optics & optoelectronics; Electrical Engineering Communications; PHYSICSnetBASE; SCI-TECHnetBASE; STMnetBASE; Optical communications; Entropy (Information theory); Optics; Optical data processing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315149561; 1315149567; 9781351370141; 1351370146; 9781351370134; 1351370138; 9781138555495; 1138555495
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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