Light Transmission Optics
Author : Dietrich Marcuse
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Dietrich Marcuse
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Michael Ware
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 10,2 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Electromagnetic waves
ISBN : 1312929278
Author : Dietrich Marcuse
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,45 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Light
ISBN : 9780442784003
Author : Sönke Johnsen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 21,88 MB
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 140084066X
Optics—a field of physics focusing on the study of light—is also central to many areas of biology, including vision, ecology, botany, animal behavior, neurobiology, and molecular biology. The Optics of Life introduces the fundamentals of optics to biologists and nonphysicists, giving them the tools they need to successfully incorporate optical measurements and principles into their research. Sönke Johnsen starts with the basics, describing the properties of light and the units and geometry of measurement. He then explores how light is created and propagates and how it interacts with matter, covering topics such as absorption, scattering, fluorescence, and polarization. Johnsen also provides a tutorial on how to measure light as well as an informative discussion of quantum mechanics. The Optics of Life features a host of examples drawn from nature and everyday life, and several appendixes that offer further practical guidance for researchers. This concise book uses a minimum of equations and jargon, explaining the basic physics of light in a succinct and lively manner. It is the essential primer for working biologists and for anyone seeking an accessible introduction to optics.
Author : Grant R. Fowles
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 30,81 MB
Release : 2012-04-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 048613492X
A complete basic undergraduate course in modern optics for students in physics, technology, and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, quantum nature of light. Solutions.
Author : Russell Chipman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1037 pages
File Size : 26,17 MB
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 1498700578
Polarized Light and Optical Systems presents polarization optics for undergraduate and graduate students in a way which makes classroom teaching relevant to current issues in optical engineering. This curriculum has been developed and refined for a decade and a half at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences. Polarized Light and Optical Systems provides a reference for the optical engineer and optical designer in issues related to building polarimeters, designing displays, and polarization critical optical systems. The central theme of Polarized Light and Optical Systems is a unifying treatment of polarization elements as optical elements and optical elements as polarization elements. Key Features Comprehensive presentation of Jones calculus and Mueller calculus with tables and derivations of the Jones and Mueller matrices for polarization elements and polarization effects Classroom-appropriate presentations of polarization of birefringent materials, thin films, stress birefringence, crystal polarizers, liquid crystals, and gratings Discussion of the many forms of polarimeters, their trade-offs, data reduction methods, and polarization artifacts Exposition of the polarization ray tracing calculus to integrate polarization with ray tracing Explanation of the sources of polarization aberrations in optical systems and the functional forms of these polarization aberrations Problem sets to build students’ problem-solving capabilities.
Author : Charlie Ironside
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 17,11 MB
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 1681745224
This book covers the technology of switching or modulating light in semiconductor optical waveguides. Currently a key function for optical communications systems is the conversion of data from an electrical signal to an optical signal for transmission in very low loss optical fibres and the converse process of optical to electrical conversion the O/E/O data conversion. This conversion between electronic and photonic signals imposes an energy consumption overhead on optical communication systems. So many research workers have been attracted to ultrafast all-optical switching of data in different formats. As a way of introduction to all-optical switching in semiconductor waveguides the book covers the electro-optic effect, electroabsorption and electrorefraction; effects that can be used in semiconductor optical modulation devices. But the book focuses on all-optical switching using second and third order optical nonlinearities in AlGaAs optical waveguides. It covers a variety of device configurations including integrated nonlinear couplers and Mach-Zehnder interferometers. Further, it provides design software in suit of Mathematica notebooks that can be used to explore the device design.
Author : Jeff Hecht
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 18,83 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195162554
This text presents the history of the development of fibre optic technology, explaining the scientific challenges that needed to be overcome, the range of applications and future potential for this fundamental communications technology.
Author : Matt Pharr
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 1201 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0123750792
This updated edition describes both the mathematical theory behind a modern photorealistic rendering system as well as its practical implementation. Through the ideas and software in this book, designers will learn to design and employ a full-featured rendering system for creating stunning imagery. Includes a companion site complete with source code for the rendering system described in the book, with support for Windows, OS X, and Linux.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 21,60 MB
Release : 1998-09-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309059917
Optical science and engineering affect almost every aspect of our lives. Millions of miles of optical fiber carry voice and data signals around the world. Lasers are used in surgery of the retina, kidneys, and heart. New high-efficiency light sources promise dramatic reductions in electricity consumption. Night-vision equipment and satellite surveillance are changing how wars are fought. Industry uses optical methods in everything from the production of computer chips to the construction of tunnels. Harnessing Light surveys this multitude of applications, as well as the status of the optics industry and of research and education in optics, and identifies actions that could enhance the field's contributions to society and facilitate its continued technical development.