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Introduction to Optics
β Scribed by Germain Chartier (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 598
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Orders of Magnitude in Optics....Pages 1-55
Electromagnetic Waves....Pages 57-90
Geometrical Optics....Pages 91-148
Polarized LightβLaws of Reflection....Pages 149-177
Birefringence....Pages 179-258
Interference....Pages 259-298
Diffraction....Pages 299-349
Index of Refraction....Pages 351-377
Lasers....Pages 379-448
Nonlinear Optics....Pages 449-477
Raman-Brillouin-Rayleigh Diffusion....Pages 479-515
Guided Optics....Pages 517-566
Fourier Analysis and Fourier Transform....Pages 567-577
β¦ Subjects
Electromagnetism, Optics and Lasers
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<p><P>Since the discovery of the laser in 1960 and optical fibers in 1970, optics has undergone dramatic changes that accentuate its multi-disciplinary character. This text covers essential concepts and reports the key developments and progress in current knowledge in the field. Inspired by the styl
<p><P>Since the discovery of the laser in 1960 and optical fibers in 1970, optics has undergone dramatic changes that accentuate its multi-disciplinary character. This text covers essential concepts and reports the key developments and progress in current knowledge in the field. Inspired by the styl