Optical propagation in linear media : atmospheric gases and particles, solid-state components, and water / Michael E. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Michael Eugene, 1951-

Series:

Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory series in science and engineering.

Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory series in science and engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Optics.

Electromagnetism.

Electrodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (578 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A typical optical system is composed of three basic components: a source, a detector, and a medium in which the optical energy propagates. Many textbooks cover sources and detectors, but very few cover propagation in a comprehensive way, incorporating the latest progress in theory and experiment concerning the propagating medium. This book will fulfill that need. It is the first comprehensive and self-contained book on this topic. It will be a useful reference book for researchers, and a textbook for courses like Laser Light Propagation, Solid State Optics, and Optical Propagation in the Atmosphere.

Contents:

Contents; PART I: BACKGROUND THEORY AND MEASUREMENT; 1 Optical Electromagnetics I; 2 Optical Electromagnetics II; 3 Spectroscopy of Matter; 4 Electrodynamics I: Macroscopic Interaction of Light and Matter; 5 Electrodynamics II: Microscopic Interaction of Light and Matter; 6 Experimental Techniques; PART II: PRACTICAL MODELS FOR VARIOUS MEDIA; 7 Optical Propagation in Gases and the Atmosphere of the Earth; 8 Optical Propagation in Solids; 9 Optical Propagation in Water; 10 Particle Absorption and Scatter; 11 Propagation Background and Noise; Appendix 1: Symbols and Units

Appendix 2: Special FunctionsAppendix 3: Hilbert and Fourier Transforms; Appendix 4: Model Parameters for Gases, Liquids, and Solids; Appendix 5: Electromagnetic Field Quantization; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-756067-9

1-280-96562-2

0-19-535797-3

1-4294-6067-9

OCLC:

252683218