Elementary Wave Optics

• Autore: Webb Robert H
• Pubblicazione: Newburyport, : Dover Publications, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (346 p.)
• Disciplina: 535/.13
• Soggetto topico: Wave theory of light; Physics; Physical Sciences & Mathematics; Light & Optics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 - Geometrical optics: summary; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 2 - Waves: description; 2.1 - Physical description; 2.2 - Mathematical description; 2.3 - Sine wave; 2.4 - Momentum and energy; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 3 - Superposition: reflection, standing waves, group velocity; 3.1 - Superposition; 3.2 - Reflection; 3.3 - Standing waves; 3.4 - Phasors; 3.5 - Harmonics; 3.6 - Beats; 3.7 - Group velocity; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 4 - Electromagnetic waves, energy and momentum, doppler effect; 4.1 - Electromagnetic; 4.2 - Energy; 4.3 - Momentum ; 4.4 - Photons4.5 - Doppler effect; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 5 - Scattering: index of refraction; 5.1 - Scattering; 5.2 - Refraction; 5.3 - Index of refraction; 5.4 - Birefringence; 5.5 - Dichroism; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 6 - Polarized light; 6.1 - Linear and circular polarization; 6.2 - Production and analysis of linearly polarized light; 6.3 - Wave plates; 6.4 - Colors; 6.5 - Circularly polarized light; 6.6 - Angular momentum of light; 6.7 - Other polarizing interactions; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 7 - Interference; 7.1 - Two identical sources-in line; 7.2 - Two identical sources-off axis ; 7.3 - Average over detection time7.4 - Coherence; 7.5 - Huygens' principle; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 8 - Interference from two sources; 8.1 - Identical sources; 8.2 - Sources differing in phase; 8.3 - Paths differing in index; 8.4 - Sources differing in freguency; 8.5 - White light; 8.6 - Phasors; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 9 - Interference from many sources; 9.1 - Three slits; 9.2 - Grating; 9.3 - Line width; 9.4 - Grating equation; 9.5 - Wavelength resolution; 9.6 - Broadening; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 10 - Multiple images: Interference of light from an extended source; 10.1 - Amplitude separation ; 10.2 - Michelson interferometer10.3 - Fabry-Perot interferometer; 10.4 - Wedge; 10.5 - Transmitted light; 10.6 - Phase change on reflection; 10.7 - Wavelength dependence; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 11 - Diffraction; 11.1 - Single slit; 11.2 - Diffraction-limited optics; 11.3 - Resolution; 11.4 - Babinet's principle; 11.5 - I(θ)-single slit; EXERCISES; PROBLEMS; 12 - Modern optics; 12.1 - Fourier transforms as diffraction patterns; 12.2 - Image retrieval; 12.3 - Holography-recovery of phase information; 12.4 - Holography-"gratings" approach; PROBLEMS; Appendix A: - Miscellaneous mathematical notes ; Appendix B: - Derivation of the wave equationAppendix C: - String; Appendix D: - Summary on electricity and magnetism-derivation of electromagnetic wave equation; Appendix E: - Resonance; Appendix F: - Index of refraction-macroscopic approach; Appendix G: - Fresnel diffraction; Appendix H: - Fourier transforms; Bibliography; Solutions to selected problems; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Its survey of the mathematical tools of optics grants students insights into the physical principles of quantum mechanics.Two principal concepts occur throughout: a treatment of scattering from real scatterers (leading to Huygens' principles, diffraction theory, the index of refraction, and related topics); and the difference between coherent and noncoherent wave phenomena. Examinations of su
• Titolo autorizzato: Elementary Wave Optics
• ISBN: 9780486145952; 0486145956; 9781621986034; 1621986039
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911006600203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Dover Books on Physics