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OverviewThis work gives accounts of non-quantum optical phenomena and of instruments and technology based on them, at a level suitable for the last two years of an honours degree in physics and for graduates starting out. Topics covered include the conventional (diffraction, coherence, thin films, holography) and the less conventional (etendue, Gaussian beams, laser cavities, CD reader, confocal microscope) which belong in today's university courses, for example, to support laser physics. Even the conventional material has frequently been given a fresh presentation by giving a tidier-than-usual route through a calculation, or finding insightful connections with other parts of physics, or simply avoiding common errors. Problems offer opportunities for checking the reader's basic understanding, or for taking a careful route through reasoning, or for checking orders of magnitude. But most problems contain exploratory and critical material: investigating possible alternative approaches, asking searching questions about fundamentals, or solving apparent paradoxes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Geoffrey Brooker (, Department of Physics, University of Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Volume: 8 Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.50cm Weight: 0.788kg ISBN: 9780198599654ISBN 10: 019859965 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 24 July 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1: Electromagnetism and basic optics 2: Fourier series and Fourier transforms 3: Diffraction 4: Diffraction gratings 5: The Fabry-Perot 6: Thin films 7: Ray matrices and Gaussian beams 8: Optical cavities 9: Coherence: qualitative 10: Coherence: correlation functions 11: Optical practicalities: étendue, interferometry, fringe localization 12: Image formation: diffraction theory 13: Holography 14: Optical fibres 15: Polarization 16: Two modern optical devicesReviews`I regard this book as a gem that not only should be used as a text but should also be a reference in labs, both academic and industrial, around the world where optical techniques are used.' Robert Glosser, Professor of Physics at University of Texas, Dallas `A thoroughly excellent textbook and I look forward to being able to recommend it to my students... conventional topics are presented in an unconventional way ... the author has thought long and hard as to how best teach a variety of topics. This will make it a unique and valuable addition to the books currently in use at universities.' Ifan Hughes, Department of Physics at University of Durham ... a well-thought-through and coordinated collection of problems in modern classical (or simply classical) optics ... The book itself is written in an entertaining and almost colloquial way ... offers a wealth of well formulated problems in classical optics, which are bound to get the student reader thinking. ChemPhysChem This book is excellent as an undergraduate text for the fourth year of an M.Phys. course and could provide plenty of material for discussion in tutorial sessions. Physical Sciences Educational Reviews Author InformationG.A.Brooker, University Lecturer in the Department of Physics, Oxford University; Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College, Oxford. Held a Post-doctoral Fellowship at Harvard University in the years 1964-67 working in the then-new field of laser physics, followed by a Post-doctoral Fellowship in the Department of Physics, Oxford from 1967-69 working on measurements of electro-optic coefficients of transparent crystals and a Fellowship by Special Election at Wadham College, Oxford from 1969-70. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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