Optics: Principles and Applications

by Kailash K. Sharma

Overview

Optics clearly explains the principles of optics using excellent pedagogy to support student learning.

Beginning with introductory ideas and equations, K.K. Sharma takes the reader through the world of optics by detailing problems encountered, advanced subjects, and actual applications. Elegantly written, this book rigorously examines optics with over 300 illustrations and several problems in each chapter.

The book begins with light propagation in anisotropic media considered much later in most books. Nearly one third of the book deals with applications of optics. This simple idea of merging the sometimes overwhelming and dry subject of optics with real world applications will create better future engineers. It will make ‘optics’ jump off the page for readers and they will see it take shape in the world around them. In presenting optics practically, as well as theoretically, readers will come away not only with a complete knowledge base but a context in which to place it.

This book is recommended for optical engineers, libraries, senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123706119
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/16/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1: Light Waves
2: Coherence of Light Waves
3: Polarization of Light Waves
4: Geometrical Optics
5: Lens Aberrations
6: Interference of Light Waves
7: Diffractions of Light
8: Fresnel Diffraction
9: The Fourier Transform
10 Fraunhofer Diffraction
11: Image Formation and Optical Processing
12: Transfer Functions
13: Holography
14: Nonlinear Optics

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Driven by discussion of applications; this book explains optics clearly and concisely!

Editorial Reviews

"Optics: Principles and Applications is geared toward engineering and physics students and professionals, detailing topics such as holography, geometric optics, Fourier transforms, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, the coherence of light waves and light propagation in anisotropic media." —BioPhotonics International, December 2006

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