Brooker, Geoffrey
Modern Classical Optics (Oxford Master Series in Physics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198599654
- author:
- Brooker, Geoffrey
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 326
- Dimensions:
- 189 mm X 245 mm
- Genre:
- Applied physics & special topics
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This comprehensive textbook covers non-quantum optical phenomena and the instruments and technology based on them. It provides in-depth accounts of conventional topics such as diffraction, coherence, thin films, and holography, while also exploring less conventional subjects like Gaussian beams, laser cavities, etendue, CD readers, and confocal microscopes.
The book offers a fresh presentation of the conventional material, with standard calculations simplified, common errors avoided, and insightful connections made to other areas of physics. It includes problems that allow readers to test their understanding, take a careful approach to reasoning, and check orders of magnitude. Additionally, many of these problems contain exploratory and critical material, encouraging readers to investigate alternative approaches, ask searching questions about fundamentals, or solve apparent paradoxes.
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