Introduction to optics and lasers in engineering

✍ Scribed by Gabriel Laufer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Leaves: 496
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Frontmatter......Page 1
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 15
Introduction......Page 21
1 - Radiometry......Page 23
2 - Geometrical Optics......Page 31
3 - Maxwell's Equations......Page 79
4 - Properties of Electromagnetic Waves......Page 107
5 - Propagation and Applications of Polarized Light......Page 142
6 - Interference Effects and Their Applications......Page 165
7 - Diffraction Effects and Their Applications......Page 201
8 - Introduction to the Principles of Quantum Mechanics......Page 240
9 - Atomic and Molecular Energy Levels......Page 268
10 - Radiative Transfer between Quantum States......Page 313
11 - Spectroscopic Techniques for Thermodynamic Measurements......Page 364
12 - Optical Gain and Lasers......Page 416
13 - Propagation of Laser Beams......Page 456
Appendix A......Page 487
Appendix B......Page 488
Index......Page 489

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