Optics,9780471872979

Optics

by Klein, Miles V.; Furtak, Thomas E.
Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780471872979
ISBN10: 0471872970
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1991-01-16
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Introduces classical concepts of geometrical and physical optics with rigorous connections to fundamental theories of light--Fermat's principle, Huygen's principle, and Maxwell's equations. Establishes the conventional groundwork for optical understanding, including image formation, optical instruments, interference, diffraction, and polarization. Geared to advanced undergraduate and graduate students of physics as well as the professional scientist.

Author Biography

Miles V. Klein and Thomas E. Furtak are the authors of Optics, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

The Nature of Light.
Optics of Planar Interfaces.
Geometrical Optics.
Practical Geometrical Optics.
Interference.
Diffraction I. Diffraction II.
Coherence.
Polarization.
Appendix.

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