Title:
Optics
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Edition:
2nd ed
Publication Information:
New York : John Wiley, 1986
ISBN:
9780471872979
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Summary
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 Notes
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 |
