In general, the authors of scientific and technical books collect the subject material scattered in literature, especially research articles, and combined with their personal theoretical and experimental knowledge and experience, try to present it in a cohesive and easily readable and understandable manner, to enable the reader to choose the direction in which to move, once he has decided the topic of his research. The present attempt of the author is to acquaint the reader with various theoretical and experimental studies of various topics of interest in modern optics, and further enable him...

The present attempt of the author is to acquaint the reader with various theoretical and experimental studies of interest in "Optoelectronic Instrumentation for Research in Oceanography", a topic on which the availability of literature, especially at one place, is very much required for scientists in particular, and researchers and academicians in general, working in this fascinating field. Practically all the important Optoelectronics devices e.g. SATELLITES, SONAR, and MASERS SYSTEMS having applications in Oceanography have been discussed along with the latest research works available in...