Introduction to Optics

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-387-40346-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 598 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 2280 g

Reihe: Advanced Texts in Physics

Choice Outstanding Title! (January 2006)

Since the discovery of the lasers in 1960 and optical fibers in 1970, optics underwent deep changes which accentuated its multi-field character. This work covers essential concepts of comprehension and reports the great progress of current knowledge in optics. The method of presentation is inspired by Richard Feynman, with an emphasis on "telling" optics, rather than deducing it from fundamental laws. For its excellent teaching style, the book received the Arnulf-Francon Award by the French Optical Society. The concepts are formulated in a way such that the necessary mathematical tools do not hinder comprehension of the phenomena. Global in vision, the book can also be used as a reference. In addition to the traditional aspects of optics, it includes the tools and methods currently used by researchers and engineers as well as explanation and implications of the most recent developments.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chartier, Germain

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Optik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Physik, Chemie für Ingenieure
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Optik, Lasertechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Orders of Magnitude in Optics.- Electromagnetic Waves.- Geometrical Optics.- Polarized Light—Laws of Reflection.- Birefringence.- Interference.- Diffraction.- Index of Refraction.- Lasers.- Nonlinear Optics.- Raman-Brillouin-Rayleigh Diffusion.- Guided Optics.- Fourier Analysis and Fourier Transform.