Pedrottis' Introduction to Optics

Autorentext

Since 2004 Rayf has passionately balanced both research and teaching at Trent University, Canada. His primary research is in optics, and ranges from probing matter using high-power laser beams to exploring the optics of the eye. He teaches a wide range of courses, and delights in uncovering and relaying the often-surprising connections between them. His love of good pedagogy has permeated not only this present text, with which he was very familiar, from many years of teaching, but all his work as a mentor and instructor, even extending to coaching the university rowing team. He is co-developer of the integrated testlet, an assessment tool that employs a scaffolded, answer-until-correct question structure, and which features in each chapter of this text. For his work in this area he was a co-recipient of Trent University's 2021 Award for Educational Leadership and Innovation.

Klappentext

"The fourth edition of Pedrottis' Introduction to Optics is a thoughtful revision of a classic guide to the fascinating properties of light, now with new authors. Ideal for undergraduate optics courses in physics and engineering departments, it brings optical phenomena to life through accessible text, simulations and beautifully revised figures"--

Inhalt

Theme I. Introducing Light: 1. The Optical Landscape; 2. Ray Optics; 3. Understanding Optical Instruments; 4. Waves; 5. Light Sources, Displays, and Detectors; Theme II. A Scalar Field Approach to Light: 6. Superposition of Waves; 7. Interference of Light; 8. Interferometry and Multilayer Films; 9. Coherence; 10. Fraunhofer Diffraction; 11. Prisms, Diffraction Gratings, and Spectrometers; Theme III. Effects at Interfaces, and Polarization of Light: 12. Reflection and Transmission at Surfaces; 13. Optical Fibers and Communications Technology; 14. Mathematical Treatment of Polarization; 15. Polarization in Practice; Theme IV. Lasers and Laser Beams: 16. Light-Matter Interactions; 17. Lasers and Laser Operation; 18. Laser Beams and Laser Cavities; Theme V. Advanced Topics: 19. Aberrations; 20. Fourier Optics: Imaging and Spectroscopy; 21. Fresnel Diffraction; 22. Holography; 23. Optical Properties of Materials; 24. Nonlinear Optics and the Modulation of Light; 25. Laser Technology and Applications; 26. Optics of The Eye. Appendices. A. Physical constants; B. Mathematical formulas; C. References; D. Integrated testlet lookup table; E. Answers to selected questions.