Ariel Lipson (Technology Imperial College of Science and Medicine, Stephen G. Lipson (Haifa Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Henry Lipson (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Tec

Optical Physics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This fourth edition of a well-established textbook is ideal for undergraduate and advanced courses on modern optics. Numerous practical examples are given, many from student laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations. Illustrated with 400 figures, text is supplemented by advanced topics and up-to-date applications. Additional resources are available at www.cambridge.org/lipson.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 4., überarb. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1430g
• ISBN-13: 9780521493451
• ISBN-10: 0521493455
• Artikelnr.: 30622682

Autorenporträt

Ariel Lipson is Senior Physicist at BrightView Systems Ltd, Israel. He has contributed to three successful start-up companies in optics, which have influenced several of the topics discussed in this book.

Inhaltsangabe

1. History of ideas; 2. Waves; 3. Geometrical optics; 4. Fourier theory; 5. Electromagnetic waves; 6. Polarization and anisotropic media; 7. The scalar theory of diffraction; 8. Fraunhofer diffraction and interference; 9. Interferometry; 10. Optical waveguides and modulated media; 11. Coherence; 12. Image formation; 13. The classical theory of dispersion; 14. Quantum optics and lasers; Appendices; Index.

Rezensionen

'... a well established and essential text for both undergraduate and graduate physicists ... father and son writing in concert have written a scholarly, authoritative and clearly written account of the principles and application of wave theory.' Edward Atkins, Physics Education