Introduction to Modern Optics Contributor(s): Fowles, Grant R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486659577 ISBN-13: 9780486659572 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1989 Annotation: A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Acoustics & Sound - Science | Physics - Optics & Light - Science | Physics - General |
Dewey: 535.2 |
LCCN: 88033441 |
Series: Dover Books on Physics |
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.44" W x 8.48" (0.78 lbs) 336 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This incisive text provides a basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half of the book deals with classical physical optics; the second principally with the quantum nature of light. Chapters 1 and 2 treat the propagation of light waves, including the concepts of phase and group velocities, and the vectorial nature of light. Chapter 3 applies the concepts of partial coherence and coherence length to the study of interference, and Chapter 4 takes up multiple-beam interference and includes Fabry-Perot interferometry and multilayer-film theory. Diffraction and holography are the subjects of Chapter 5, and the propagation of light in material media (including crystal and nonlinear optics) are central to Chapter 6. Chapters 7 and 8 introduce the quantum theory of light and elementary optical spectra, and Chapter 9 explores the theory of light amplification and lasers. Chapter 10 briefly outlines ray optics in order to introduce students to the matrix method for treating optical systems and to apply the ray matrix to the study of laser resonators. |