Introduction to Optics
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Introduction to Optics

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  2. English
  3. PDF
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eBook - PDF

Introduction to Optics

About this book

Introduction to Optics is now available in a re-issued edition from Cambridge University Press. Designed to offer a comprehensive and engaging introduction to intermediate and upper level undergraduate physics and engineering students, this text also allows instructors to select specialized content to suit individual curricular needs and goals. Specific features of the text, in terms of coverage beyond traditional areas, include extensive use of matrices in dealing with ray tracing, polarization, and multiple thin-film interference; three chapters devoted to lasers; a separate chapter on the optics of the eye; and individual chapters on holography, coherence, fiber optics, interferometry, Fourier optics, nonlinear optics, and Fresnel equations.

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Key takeaways

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Insight 1

Analyze the fundamental nature of light and apply wave optics principles to predict and interpret interference and diffraction patterns.

Insight 2

Employ matrix methods to analyze ray tracing and polarization states, and describe the operational principles and characteristics of various laser systems.

Insight 3

Evaluate the principles behind specialized optical phenomena such as holography, fiber optics, and nonlinear optics, and their applications in modern optical systems.

Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781108428262
eBook ISBN
9781108597548
Edition
3
Topic
Scienze fisiche
Subtopic
Ottica e luce
62
Chapter 
3
Optical 
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be 
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there 
would 
be 
two 
angles 
of 
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relations 
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in 
this 
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of 
total 
deviation 
versus
angle 
of 
incidence 
for 
a 
light 
ray 
through 
a
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with 
and 
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deviation.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Dedication
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Table of contents
  8. Physical Constants
  9. Preface
  10. Part I
  11. Part II
  12. References
  13. Answers to Selected Problems
  14. Index

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