Optics for Engineers

Zusatztext This book is an excellent resource for teaching any student or scientist who needs to use optical systems. I particularly like the addition of MATLAB scripts and functions. Highly recommended.-Professor James C. Wyant! Dean of College of Optical Sciences! University of ArizonaHis book is clear! concise and highly readable. This is an excellent text.-Professor Changhuei Yang! California Institute of TechnologyAt last! a book on optics that is written with the practising engineer in mind. I have been teaching optics to engineers for many years and have often longed for a text aimed at my students ? covers all the important issues from basic theory through lasers and photodetectors to the vital topic of radiometry and measurement.-Professor John Watson! Chair of Electrical Engineering and Optical Engineering! University of Aberdeen Informationen zum Autor Professor Charles A. DiMarzio is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.He holds a BS in engineering physics from the University of Maine, an MS in physics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, and a PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Northeastern University. He spent 14 years at Raytheon Company's Electro-Optics Systems Laboratory in coherent laser radar for air safety and meteorology. Among other projects there, he worked on an airborne laser radar, flown on the Galileo-II, to monitor airflow related to severe storms, pollution, and wind energy, and another laser radar to characterize the wake vortices of landing aircraft. At Northeastern, he extended his interest in coherent detection to optical quadrature microscopy-a method of quantitative phase imaging with several applications, most notably assessment of embryo viability. His current interests include coherent imaging, confocal microscopy for dermatology and other applications, multimodal microscopy, spectroscopy and imaging in turbid media, and the interaction of light and sound in tissue. His research ranges from computational models, through system development and testing, to signal processing. He is also a founding member of Gordon-CenSSIS-the Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems. Klappentext The increased importance of the field of optics has also increased the need for engineers to understand its fundamental principles. Designed specifically for this purpose, this book presents the underlying concepts and their applications for engineers who need a practical understanding of how the basic principles of optics affect design decisions. Guiding readers through geometric optics and physical optics, the author includes numerous examples drawn from his experience in the design of laser radars and biomedical optics. These practical examples and end-of-chapter problems help readers connect the fundamentals with real-world applications. MATLAB® code is also available from crcpress.com. Zusammenfassung The field of optics has become central to major developments in medical imaging, remote sensing, communication, micro- and nanofabrication, and consumer technology, among other areas. Applications of optics are now found in products such as laser printers, bar-code scanners, and even mobile phones. There is a growing need for engineers to understand the principles of optics in order to develop new instruments and improve existing optical instrumentation. Based on a graduate course taught at Northeastern University, Optics for Engineers provides a rigorous, practical introduction to the field of optics. Drawing on his experience in industry, the author presents the fundamentals of optics related to the problems encountered by engineers and researchers in designing and analyzing optical systems. Beginning with a history of optics, the bo...

Product details

• Authors: Charles A Dimarzio, Charles A. Dimarzio, Charles A. (Northeastern University DiMarzio
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.08.2011
• EAN: 9781439807255
• ISBN: 978-1-4398-0725-5
• No. of pages: 564
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics