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Introduction to Modern Optics

by Grant R. Fowles
Introduction to Modern Optics - Thryft
Introduction to Modern Optics - Thryft

Undergrad-level guide to classical & quantum optics.

Introduction to Modern Optics is a great read for undergraduate students studying physics, technology, and engineering. The author assumes some familiarity with electricity and magnetism and advanced mathematics beyond calculus. The book covers both classical physical optics and the quantum nature of light, including topics such as interference, diffraction, holography, and lasers. The chapters also provide a list of problems with selected answers at the end of the book for classroom use.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Introduction to Modern Optics

by Grant R. Fowles
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ISBN: 9780486659572
Authors: Grant R. Fowles
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date of Publication: 1989-06-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science
Related Topics: Mathematics, Physics
Goodreads rating: 3.76
(rated by 130 readers)

Description

This incisive text provides a basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half of the book deals with classical physical optics; the second principally with the quantum nature of light. Chapters 1 and 2 treat the propagation of light waves, including the concepts of phase and group velocities, and the vectorial nature of light. Chapter 3 applies the concepts of partial coherence and coherence length to the study of interference, and Chapter 4 takes up multiple-beam interference and includes Fabry-Perot interferometry and multilayer-film theory. Diffraction and holography are the subjects of Chapter 5, and the propagation of light in material media (including crystal and nonlinear optics) are central to Chapter 6. Chapters 7 and 8 introduce the quantum theory of light and elementary optical spectra, and Chapter 9 explores the theory of light amplification and lasers. Chapter 10 briefly outlines ray optics in order to introduce students to the matrix method for treating optical systems and to apply the ray matrix to the study of laser resonators.Many applications of the laser to the study of optics are integrated throughout the text. The author assumes students have had an intermediate course in electricity and magnetism and some advanced mathematics beyond calculus. For classroom use, a list of problems is included at the end of each chapter, with selected answers at the end of the book.
 

Undergrad-level guide to classical & quantum optics.

Introduction to Modern Optics is a great read for undergraduate students studying physics, technology, and engineering. The author assumes some familiarity with electricity and magnetism and advanced mathematics beyond calculus. The book covers both classical physical optics and the quantum nature of light, including topics such as interference, diffraction, holography, and lasers. The chapters also provide a list of problems with selected answers at the end of the book for classroom use.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.