Insight into optics / O.S. Heavens and the late R.W. Ditchburn.
By: Heavens, O. S.
Contributor(s): Ditchburn, R. W.
Material type: BookPublisher: Chichester : Wiley, 1991Description: xviii, 309 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0471927694 ; 0471929018 .Subject(s): OpticsDDC classification: 535Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The field of optics is changing rapidly and frequent updating of texts is necessary to keep pace. In addition, a solid grounding in the fundamentals is essential to thoroughly understand what is happening in this increasingly complex area. This work starts at an elementary level with the first nine chapters devoted to the basics of optics. Chapters 10-13 cover topics whose importance has increased enormously since the advent of the laser. Chapters 14-18 herald the impending takeover of the communication field from electrons to photons, various aspects of optical measurements and the classical ideas of non-linear optics. Finally, the later chapters reveal how we can go beyond the subjective judgment in a scientific approach to the question of assessment; detail the operation of the laser itself; examine a number of important applications and much more. Also included are examples to clarify points made throughout the text.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
General background -- Ray optics (1):reflection and refraction -- Ray optics (2):paraxial rays -- Wave theory (1):interference -- Wave theory (2):wave groups -- Diffraction -- Polarised light -- Electromagnetic theory of dielectric media -- Electromagnetic theory of absorptive materials -- Scattering of light -- Electro and magneto optics -- Interaction of radiation and matter -- Holography -- Waveguides, fibres and optical communications -- Non linear optics -- Radiometry and photometry -- Interferometry -- Optical instruments -- Assessment of optical images -- Lasers -- Temporal analysis-photon correlation -- The velocity of light and relativistic optics -- The quantum theory of light -- The limitations of optical experiments.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Ray Optics (1): Reflection and Refraction
- Ray Optics (2): Paraxial Rays
- Wave Theory (1): Interference
- Wave Theory (2): Wave Groups
- Diffraction
- Polarized Light
- Electromagnetic Theory of Dielectric Media
- Electromagnetic Theory of Absorptive Materials
- Scattering of Light
- Electro- and Magneto-Optics
- Interaction of Radiation and Matter
- Holography
- Waveguides, Fibers and Optical Communications
- Non-Linear Optics
- Radiometry and Photometry
- Interferometry
- Optical Instruments
- Assessment of Optical Images
- Lasers
- Temporal Analysis--Photon Correlation
- The Velocity of Light and Relativistic Optics
- The Quantum Theory of Light
- The Limitations of Optical Experiments
- Index