Optical Physics
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Optical Physics

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

This fourth edition of a well-established textbook takes students from fundamental ideas to the most modern developments in optics. Illustrated with 400 figures, it contains numerous practical examples, many from student laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations. Aimed at undergraduate and advanced courses on modern optics, it is ideal for scientists and engineers. The book covers the principles of geometrical and physical optics, leading into quantum optics, using mainly Fourier transforms and linear algebra. Chapters are supplemented with advanced topics and up-to-date applications, exposing readers to key research themes, including negative refractive index, surface plasmon resonance, phase retrieval in crystal diffraction and the Hubble telescope, photonic crystals, super-resolved imaging in biology, electromagnetically induced transparency, slow light and superluminal propagation, entangled photons and solar energy collectors. Solutions to the problems, simulation programs, key figures and further discussions of several topics are available at www.cambridge.org/lipson.

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Yes, you can access Optical Physics by Ariel Lipson,Stephen G. Lipson,Henry Lipson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Optics & Light. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface to the fourth edition
  8. Preface from the original edition
  9. 1 History of ideas
  10. 2 Waves
  11. 3 Geometrical optics
  12. 4 Fourier theory
  13. 5 Electromagnetic waves
  14. 6 Polarization and anisotropic media
  15. 7 The scalar theory of diffraction
  16. 8 Fraunhofer diffraction and interference
  17. 9 Interferometry
  18. 10 Optical waveguides and modulated media
  19. 11 Coherence
  20. 12 Image formation
  21. 13 The classical theory of dispersion
  22. 14 Quantum optics and lasers
  23. Appendix A Bessel functions in wave optics
  24. Appendix B Lecture demonstrations in Fourier optics
  25. Index