TABLE OF (1) Introduction (2) Principles of Optics (3) Scattering phenomena and optical systems (4) Basic principles of laser-Doppler anemometry (5) Components of optical systems (6) Introduction to signal processing (7) Signal processing frequency analysis (8) Signal processing frequency-tracking demodulation (9) Signal processing by counting (10) Scattering specification (11) Scattering generation and measurement (12) Laser-Doppler anemometers for specific requirements (13) Appraisal of Laser-Doppler anemometry. References. Nomenclature. Subject Index.