ENGLISH

Elementary Wave Optics

By Webb , Robert H.

Book information

Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
1997
ISBN
978-1-62198-625-6, 978-0-486-63277-3, 0-486-43935-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14260011 bytes)
Pages
280\286
Library
knovel
Time added
2014-06-12 06:00:00

Description

This undergraduate textbook presents thorough coverage of the standard topics of classical optics and optical instrument design. It also offers significant details regarding the concepts of modern optics. Two sets of problems appear at the end of each chapter, some featuring detailed solutions. The book contains 252 figures. Content: Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Geometrical Optics: Summary 2. Waves: Description 3. Superposition: Reflection, Standing Waves, Group Velocity 4. Electromagnetic Waves, Energy and Momentum, Doppler Effect 5. Scattering: Index of Refraction 6. Polarized Light 7. Interference 8. Interference from Two Sources 9. Interference from Many Sources 10. Multiple Images: Interference of Light from an Extended Source 11. Diffraction 12. Modern Optics Appendices • Bibliography • Solutions to Selected Problems Index

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