Classical Optics and its Applications
Classical Optics and its Applications
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USDCovering a broad range of fundamental topics in classical optics and electro-magnetism, this book is ideal for graduate-level courses in optics, providing supplementary reading materials for teachers and students alike. Industrial scientists and engineers developing modern optical systems will also find it an invaluable resource. Now in color, this second edition contains 13 new chapters, covering optical pulse compression, the Hanbury Brown-Twiss experiment, the Sagnac effect, Doppler shift and stellar aberration, and optics of semiconductor diode lasers. The first half of the book deals primarily with the basic concepts of optics, while the second half describes how these concepts can be used in a variety of technological applications. Each chapter is concerned with a single topic, developing an understanding through the use of diagrams, examples, numerical simulations, and logical arguments. The mathematical content is kept to a minimum to provide the reader with insightful discussions of optical phenomena.
- Now in color with 13 new chapters covering optical pulse compression, the Hanbury Brown-Twiss experiment, the Sagnac effect, Doppler shift and stellar aberration, and optics of semiconductor diode lasers
- Contains hundreds of computer simulations, allowing the reader to grasp the concepts through pictures rather than equations
- Deals with fundamental concepts in classical optics and electromagnetism, before covering the operation of optical instruments and systems
Reviews & endorsements
'Masud Mansuripur describes phenomena that we all know we should understand, even if our recollection is hazy … Forget photonics, it is classical optics that turns today's optical inventions into real products and processes that benefit society … I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone in optics who is interested in doing something useful. Everyone will learn something, and refresh their memory on subjects that are fundamental to so many practical devices that use optics.' Chris Dainty, Nature
' … if you know some optics … the chances are that there will be something here to interest you.' The Industrial Laser User
'The pedagogical style of these columns, which are presented in clear language understandable to those who are not experts in the field of classical optics, seemed to me not only suitable for a wide circle of readers, but also worthy of publication in a collection...The book presents a large amount of material in a clear, succint manner. There are numerous illustrations, including a selection of high-quality graphs … The author has managed to strike the right balance between depth of analysis and breadth of material.' Optics and Photonics News
' … this text is an ideal companion for graduate-level courses in optics, providing supplementary reading material for teachers and students alike. Industrial scientists and engineers developing modern optical systems will also find this book an invaluable resource.' Poptronics
Product details
March 2009Hardback
9780521881692
714 pages
253 × 178 × 45 mm
1.9kg
30 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Abbe's sine condition
- 2. Fourier optics
- 3. Effect of polarization on diffraction in systems of high numerical aperture
- 4. Gaussian beam optics
- 5. Coherent and incoherent imaging
- 6. First-order temporal coherence in classical optics
- 7. The Van Cittert-Zernike theorem
- 8. Partial polarization, Stokes parameters, and the Poincarè Sphere
- 9. Second-order coherence and the Hanbury Brown–Twiss experiment
- 10. What in the world are surface plasmons?
- 11. Surface plasmon polaritons on metallic surfaces
- 12. The Faraday effecy
- 13. The magneto-optical Kerr effect
- 14. The Sagnac interferometer
- 15. Fabry-Perot etalons in polarized light
- 16. The Ewald-Oseen extinction theorem
- 17. Reciprocity in classical Linear optics
- 18. Optical pulse compression
- 19. The uncertainty principle in classical optics
- 20. Omni-directional dielectric mirrors
- 21. Optical vortices
- 22. Geometric-optical rays, Poynting's vector, and field momenta
- 23. Doppler shift, stellar aberration, and convection of light by moving Media
- 24. Diffraction gratings
- 25. Diffractive optical elements
- 26. The talbot effect
- 27. Some quirks of total internal reflection
- 28. Evanescent coupling
- 29. Internal and external conical refraction
- 30. Transmission of light through small elliptical apertures
- 31. The method of Fox and Li
- 32. The beam propagation method
- 33. Launching light into a Fiber
- 34. The optics of semiconductor diode lasers
- 35. Michelson's dtellar interferometer
- 36. Bracewell's interferometric telescope
- 37. Scanning optical microscopy
- 38. Zernike's method of phase contrast
- 39. Polarization microscopy
- 40. Nomarski's differential interference contrast microscope
- 41. The Van Leeuwenhoek microscope
- 42. Projection photolithography
- 43. Interaction of light with subwavelength structures
- 44 The Ronchi test
- 45. The Shack-Hartmann Wavefront sensor
- 46. Ellipsometry
- 47. Holography and holographic interferometry
- 48. Self-focusing in non-linear optical media
- 49. Spatial optical solitons
- 50. Laser-induced heating of multilayers
- Index.
