Optical Science
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Background Information
This page has been designed for undergraduate and graduate students studying Optical Science to provide quick access to information about library services and resources.
Limited to University of Arizona students, faculty, staff and library users.
Electronic resource is also available.
BOOKS
To locate a book: Use Exact Search if you have an exact title or author name; Use Keyword Search if you are searching with keywords.
UA College of Optical Science Hopf Library On-Line Catalog
A catalog of records for all type of material cataloged by libraries throughout the world. Includes records for books, journals, software, and other resources. This database is updated daily.
Free version of the WorldCat database that can show nearby library holdings.
E-JOURNALS
Optics InfoBase from the Optical Society of America(OSA)
Optics InfoBase is OSA's online database of both current and past volumes of all its journals. It also contains recent proceedings from OSA conferences.
Searchable index and full-text of the conference proceedings and journals of the International Society of Optical Engineering.
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ENCYCLOPEDIAS & DICTIONARIES
Covers all areas of optics, including both practical, as well as, theoretical topics. Appropriate for undergraduate and graduate stduents wanting to learn more abotu topics tha tfall outside of their area of expertise. (Also available in print as a 5 voume set in the Science-Engineering Library, Call #QC351.2 .E53 2005.)
Digital Encyclopedia of Applied Physics 
Covers all relevant fields in physics, in particular optics, laser physics, solids, semiconductor, atom and nuclear physics, biophysics as well as all the neighboring fields of physics and engineering.
Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering
Covers technological advances and perspectives in optical engineering. Examines various topics, including digital image enhancement and restoration, biological modeling, biomedical spectroscopy, ocean optics, target detection, fiber optic sources, holography, lens design, classification and coding, optical biopsy, and radiometry.
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects.
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology : An International Reference Work in Twenty Volumes Including an Index
Q121 .M3 2002 Science Ref / Info Commons Ref
HANDBOOKS
Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics Handbook
QC173 .A827 1996 Science Library
Lots of handy information on theories, measurements, techniques and processes in the subdisciplines of Physics
Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids
QC176.8 O6 H36 1998 (5 vols.) Science Ref
A collection of references and tables of n and k values for a number of technological and physics interests, covering a wide spectral range, and including pertinent sources.
QC369 .H35 (4 vols.) Main Reference
Vol. 1. Fundamentals, techniques, and design
Vol. 2. Devices, measurements, and properties
Vol. 3. Classical Optics, Vision optics, and X-Ray optics
QC61 L332 Group III, vols. 38a and 38b Science Library
Landolt-Börnstein Series
Subvolume A: Refractive Indices of Inorganic, Organometallic, and Organononmetallic Liquids, and Binary Liquid Mixtures
Subvolume B: Refractive Indices of Organic Liquids
QC374.O66 Science Ref
CRC Handbook of Laser Science & Technology Vols. III-V (1986) and Supplement (1995)
TS511 U6 O67 44th 1998 Science Ref
Book 1: The Phototonics Corporate Guide
Book 2: The Phototonics Buyers' Guide
Book 3: The Phototonics Design & Applications Handbook
Book 4: The Phototonics Dictionary
Properties of Optical and Laser-Related Materials: A Handbook
QC374 N55 1997 Science Ref
Contains reference data on the properties of optical materials used in laser physics and quantum electronics.
DISSERTATIONS & THESES
Dissertations and Theses - Full Text (ProQuest)
Index of North American PhD dissertations back to 1865, with PDF full text since about 1997.
Dissertations (University of Arizona electronic repository, 2005- )
List of UA College of Optical Science's Student Theses and Dissertations
TABLES, DATA & CALCULATORS
International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry, and Technology
Technical Data Reference Tables
Thermophysical Properties of Fluid Systems
Thermodynamic Data and Property Calculation Sites on the Web
Acronyms and Abbreviations Database
WRITING HELP TOOLS
RefWorks is an internet-based bibliographic utility to store an unlimited number of citations and sort them in a variety of formats. With RefWorks, you can easily import references from other databases and automatically sort and format them in seconds.
Citation Guides for Print & Electronic Resources from the UA Library
Examples of citations for MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles, as well as links to subject specific citation styles.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing Web site
Writing Center, the English Department, University of Arizona