Optics

Key: Recommended Database

Compendex - Dates: 1970 - current
Identifies journal articles and other literature on engineering, with some links to full text.
SPIE Digital Library - Dates: 1990-current
Access to technical papers in optics, photonics and imaging from SPIE journals and conference proceedings.
Science Citation Index Expanded - Via ISI Web of Science - Dates: 1973 - current
Identifies research articles and cited references in science, engineering and medicine, with many links to full text.
USPTO Patent Database - Dates: 1790 - current
Full text and images of U.S. patents.
To view the full text patents, a plug-in is required. Go to the USPTO help page for more information. Full text for patents from 1976 - current. Pre-1976 patents are searchable only by patent number and current classification code.More»
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - Dates: current edition
Data for chemistry, physics, and engineering. Requires JAVA to view & manipulate tables.
Knovel Optics and Photonics - Dates: Current
Ebooks on optical engineering essential for engineers working with the modeling and design of optical components and systems.
Provides technological background, guidelines, calculations and best practice information related to optics and photonics. More»
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