Introduction to optics / George Asimellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asimellis, George, 1966- author.

Contributor:

Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, publisher.

Series:

Lectures in optics ; v. 1.

SPIE Press monograph ; PM289.

Lectures in optics ; vol. 1

SPIE Press monograph ; PM289

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refraction.

Reflection (Optics).

Photometry.

Optics.

Optical instruments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 277 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour).

Place of Publication:

Bellingham, Washington : SPIE Press, [2020]

Summary:

This first volume of the series Lectures in Optics serves to introduce the simplest optical phenomena and the simplest optical instruments. Rectilinear propagation, reflection, and refraction dominate optical effects in nature and are essential to understanding the function of simple devices. This book introduces the arguments relating to the nature of light and its propagation, the basic interactions between light and matter, and the energy aspect of light, in relation to the quantitative measurement of visible radiation (photometry). Then it covers the fundamental laws governing reflection and refraction, and their applications in prisms and atmospheric phenomena. Finally, simple optical instruments such as the pinhole camera, the human eye, the microscope, the telescope, and the photographic camera are presented. The text is accompanied by copious diagrams and striking photographs whose visual appeal entices readers to delve into the concepts. Practice examples throughout the chapters reinforce an understanding of the covered material.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The nature of light: 1.1. What is light? 1.2. Rays and wavefronts; 1.3. Propagation of light; 1.4. Index of refraction; 1.5. Light-matter interactions

2. Photometry: 2.1. Angle measurement; 2.2. Energy in radiometry and actinometry; 2.3. Photometry laws

3. Reflection & refraction: 3.1. Reflection; 3.2. Refraction; 3.3. Prisms; 3.4. Refraction applications; 3.5. Atmospheric phenomena

4. Simple optical instruments: 4.1. Camera obscura; 4.2. The human eye; 4.3. The magnifying lens

5. Microscopes and telescopes: 5.1. Microscopes; 5.2. Telescopes

6. The photographic camera: 6.1. Historical development; 6.2. Photographic lens design; 6.3. The sensor; 6.4. The photo camera evolution

Appendix: Conventions and notations; Geometrical optics formulation; Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF title page (SPIE eBooks Website, viewed 2020-08-24).

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Asimellis, George, 1966- Introduction to optics

ISBN:

1-5106-1944-5

9781510619449

OCLC:

1184232721