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Field guide to physical optics / Daniel G. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Daniel G., author.
- Series:
- SPIE field guides ; FG17.
- SPIE digital library
- The field guide series ; FG17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physical optics.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 PDF (x, 110 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Bellingham, Washington : SPIE Press, [2013]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- This Field Guide provides a concise overview of physical optics for easy reference, with a focus on information applicable to the field of optical engineering. Within this Field Guide, you will find formulae and descriptions of electromagnetic wave phenomena that are fundamental to the wave theory of light. Author Dan Smith has included tools central to describing polarization, interference, and diffraction. Emphasis is placed on scalar diffraction and imaging theory, which are essential in solving most practical optical engineering problems.
- Contents:
- Glossary of terms and acronyms
- Electromagnetic waves
- Polarization
- Interference
- Scalar theory of diffraction
- Imaging
- Gaussian beams
- Coherence theory
- Appendix: Special functions and Fourier transforms
- Equation summary
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- "SPIE Digital Library."--Website.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Title from PDF title page (SPIE eBooks Website, viewed 2013-04-29).
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9780819485496
- OCLC:
- 844590659
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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