Duree Optics For Dummies

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-02437-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

The easy way to shed light on Optics
In general terms, optics is the science of light. Morespecifically, optics is a branch of physics that describes thebehavior and properties of light?including visible, infrared, andultraviolet?and the interaction of light with matter.
Optics For Dummies gives you an approachable introductionto optical science, methods, and applications. You'll getplain-English explanations of the nature of light and opticaleffects; reflection, refraction, and diffraction; color dispersion;optical devices, industrial, medical, and military applications; aswell as laser light fundamentals.
* Tracks a typical undergraduate optics course
* Detailed explanations of concepts and summaries ofequations
* Valuable tips for study from college professors
If you're taking an optics course for your major in physics orengineering, let Optics For Dummies shed light on thesubject and help you succeed!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duree, Galen C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Up to Speed on Optics Fundamentals 7
Chapter 1: Introducing Optics, the Science of Light 9
Chapter 2: Brushing Up on Optics-Related Math and Physics 15
Chapter 3: A Little Light Study: Reviewing Light Basics 31
Chapter 4: Understanding How to Direct Where Light Goes 45
Part II: Geometrical Optics: Working with More Than One Ray57
Chapter 5: Forming Images with Multiple Rays of Light 59
Chapter 6: Imaging with Mirrors: Bouncing Many Rays Around69
Chapter 7: Imaging with Refraction: Bending Many Rays at theSame Time 77
Part III: Physical Optics: Using the Light Wave 95
Chapter 8: Optical Polarization: Describing the WigglingElectric Field in Light 97
Chapter 9: Changing Optical Polarization 113
Chapter 10: Calculating Refl ected and Transmitted Light withFresnel Equations 131
Chapter 11: Running Optical Interference: Not Always a Bad Thing143
Chapter 12: Diffraction: Light's Bending around Obstacles161
Part IV: Optical Instrumentation: Putting Light to PracticalUse 179
Chapter 13: Lens Systems: Looking at Things the Way You Want toSee Them 181
Chapter 14: Exploring Light Sources: Getting Light Where YouWant It 197
Chapter 15: Guiding Light From Here to Anywhere 213
Part V: Hybrids: Exploring More Complicated Optical Systems227
Chapter 16: Photography: Keeping an Image Forever 229
Chapter 17: Medical Imaging: Seeing What's Inside You (NoKnives Necessary!) 247
Chapter 18: Optics Everywhere: Exploring Other Medical,Industrial, and Military Uses 259
Chapter 19: Astronomical Applications: Using Telescopes 271
Part VI: More Than Just Images: Getting into Advanced Optics285
Chapter 20: Index of Refraction, Part 2: You Can Change It!287
Chapter 21: Quantum Optics: Finding the Photon 301
Part VII: The Part of Tens 311
Chapter 22: Ten Experiments You Can Do Without a $1-MillionOptics Lab 313
Chapter 23: Ten Major Optics Discoveries -- and the PeopleWho Made them Possible 319
Index 325

Über Autor(innen)

Galen Duree, Jr., PhD, is Professor of Physics and Optical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana, where he is also the Director of the Center for Applied Optics Studies. Duree jointly established the Ultrashort Pulse Laser Laboratory at RHIT and continues to work with the Navy.