The ''RP Photonics Encyclopedia'' (formerly ''Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology'') is an
encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
of
optics and
optoelectronics,
laser technology,
optical fibers,
nonlinear optics,
optical communications,
imaging science, optical
metrology
Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution's political motivation to standardise units in Fran ...
,
spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelength or frequency of the radiation. Matter wa ...
and
ultrashort pulse physics. It is available online as a free resource. An earlier version of the encyclopedia appeared as a two-volume book. , the online version of the encyclopedia contains 938 articles.
Since 2012, the encyclopedia is closely interlinked with the ''RP Photonics Buyer's Guide'', a large directory of photonics product suppliers. For the majority of products, there is a one-to-one correspondence between an encyclopedia article and a listing of suppliers for that product.
Other resources linked with the ''RP Photonics Encyclopedia'' are a
blog named ''The Photonics Spotlight'', a glossary of photonics terms and acronyms, various tutorials, and a photonics quiz.
The author is Dr. Rüdiger Paschotta, founder and managing director of RP Photonics Consulting GmbH in Bad Dürrheim, Germany.
References
External links
RP Photonics Encyclopedia
Encyclopedias of science
German online encyclopedias
Laser science
{{physics-book-stub