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Zusatztext This book is excellent as an undergraduate text for the fourth year of an M.Phys. course and could provide plenty of material for discussion in tutorial sessions. Informationen zum Autor G.A.Brooker, University Lecturer in the Department of Physics, Oxford University; Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College, Oxford. Held a Post-doctoral Fellowship at Harvard University in the years 1964-67 working in the then-new field of laser physics, followed by a Post-doctoral Fellowship in the Department of Physics, Oxford from 1967-69 working on measurements of electro-optic coefficients of transparent crystals and a Fellowship by Special Election at Wadham College, Oxford from 1969-70. Klappentext Praised as 'one of the best new optics books seen for some time', this book will provide a unique presentation of classical optics from the modern perspective. Written for advanced undergraduate students, the text stands out by its readability and stimulating discussions, close ties to experimental physics, and excellent choice of worked problem sets. Zusammenfassung This work gives accounts of non-quantum optical phenomena and of instruments and technology based on them! at a level suitable for the last two years of an honours degree in physics and for graduates starting out. Topics include thin films and holography! and etendue and Gaussian beams. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Electromagnetism and basic optics 2: Fourier series and Fourier transforms 3: Diffraction 4: Diffraction gratings 5: The Fabry-Perot 6: Thin films 7: Ray matrices and Gaussian beams 8: Optical cavities 9: Coherence: qualitative 10: Coherence: correlation functions 11: Optical practicalities: étendue, interferometry, fringe localization 12: Image formation: diffraction theory 13: Holography 14: Optical fibres 15: Polarization 16: Two modern optical devices
