TY - BOOK AU - Fornel, Frederique de TI - Evanescent waves: from Newtonian optics to atomic optics T2 - /edited by W. T. Rhodes SN - 3540658459; 9783540658450 U1 - 621.36 PY - 2001/// CY - Berlin PB - Springer-Verlag KW - Optics KW - Electromagnetic waves KW - Integrated optics N2 - Evanescent waves play a growing role in many different areas, such as guided optics, optical-fiber couplers, integrated optical elements, internal reflection spectroscopy, atom optics, dark-field microscopy, scanning tunneling optical microscopy, microaperture microscopy, and apertureless microscopies. This book describes the near field of an object through the role of the evanescent field in these areas of research. Intended as a reference for scientists and as an introduction at the graduate level ER -