Optics (Manchester Physics Series) - Softcover

Smith, F. Graham; Thomson, J. H.

 
9780471803607: Optics (Manchester Physics Series)

Synopsis

The lecture course on Optics at Manchester is based on wave concepts. This book is an expanded version of the course, including a thourough intro to the physics of oscillation and waves. The basic concepts of geometric optics, and of interference and diffraction, are presented in a sufficiently concise manner to allow room for several developments in modern optics, such as lasers and holographs.

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A modern introduction to optics, based on wave concepts. This second edition has been fully updated, the early treatment of Fourier theory having been expanded to simplify later chapters. Covers the basic concepts of geometric optics, interference, and diffraction, and provides an introduction to lasers, holography, and the generation and detection of light. Includes much new material on modern optics, and emphasizes physical concepts, revealing the relations to other disciplines. Each chapter provides examples and exercises, notes and numerical answers being collected at the end of the book.

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ISBN 10:  0471915351 ISBN 13:  9780471915355
Publisher: Wiley, 1988
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