Classical Optics and its Applications

Covering a broad range of fundamental topics in classical optics and electro-magnetism, this book is ideal for graduate-level courses in optics, providing supplementary reading materials for teachers and students alike. Industrial scientists and engineers developing modern optical systems will also find it an invaluable resource. Now in color, this second edition contains 13 new chapters, covering optical pulse compression, the Hanbury Brown-Twiss experiment, the Sagnac effect, Doppler shift and stellar aberration, and optics of semiconductor diode lasers. The first half of the book deals primarily with the basic concepts of optics, while the second half describes how these concepts can be used in a variety of technological applications. Each chapter is concerned with a single topic, developing an understanding through the use of diagrams, examples, numerical simulations, and logical arguments. The mathematical content is kept to a minimum to provide the reader with insightful discussions of optical phenomena.

Spis treści:
Preface
Introduction
1. Abbes sine condition
2. Fourier optics
3. Effect of polarization on diffraction in systems of high numerical aperture
4. Gaussian beam optics
5. Coherent and incoherent imaging
6. First-order temporal coherence in classical optics
7. The Van Cittert-Zernike theorem
8. Partial polarization, Stokes parameters, and the Poincarè Sphere
9. Second-order coherence and the Hanbury Brown – Twiss experiment
10. What in the world are surface plasmons?
11. Surface plasmon polaritons on metallic surfaces
12. The Faraday effecy
13. The magneto-optical Kerr effect
14. The Sagnac interferometer
15. Fabry-Perot etalons in polarized light
16. The Ewald-Oseen extinction theorem
17. Reciprocity in classical Linear optics
18. Optical pulse compression
19. The uncertainty principle in classical optics
20. Omni-directional dielectric mirrors
21. Optical vortices
22. Geometric-optical rays, Poyntings vector, and field momenta
23. Doppler shift, stellar aberration, and convection of light by moving Media
24. Diffraction gratings
25. Diffractive optical elements
26. The talbot effect
27. Some quirks of total internal reflection
28. Evanescent coupling
29. Internal and external conical refraction
30. Transmission of light through small elliptical apertures
31. The method of Fox and Li
32. The beam propagation method
33. Launching light into a Fiber
34. The optics of demiconductor fiode Laser
35. Michelsons dtellar interferometer
36. Bracewells interferometric telescope
37. Scanning optical microscopy
38. Zernikes method of phase contrast
39. Polarization microscopy
40. Nomarskis differential interference contrast microscope
41. The Van Leeuwenhoek microscope
42. Projection photolithography
43. Interaction of light with subwavelength structures
44 The Ronchi test
45. The Shack-Hartmann Wavefront sensor
46. Ellipsometry
47. Holography and holographic interferometry
48. Self-focusing in non-linear optical media
49. Spatial optical solitons
50. Laser-induced heating of multilayers
Index.