An edition of Light, lasers and optics
(1988)
Light, lasers and optics
by John H. Mauldin
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Page viii
Introduction
Page ix
1.
Light
Page 1
1.1.
Theories of Light
1.2.
Models, Laws, and Theories in Science
1.3.
Some Properties of Light
1.4.
Understanding and Using Light
2.
Waves
Page 2
2.1.
Theories of Light
2.2.
Models, Laws, and Theories in Science
2.3.
Some Properties of Light
2.4.
Understanding and Using Light
3.
Electromagnetism and Light
Page 18
3.1.
Electric and Magnetic Fields
3.2.
Electromagnetic Waves
3.3.
Electromagnetic Waves and Light in Matter
3.4.
Reflection and Refraction
3.5.
Reflected and Transmitted Intensities
3.6.
Spectrum and Dispersion
3.7.
More of the Physics and Mathematics of Light Waves
4.
Geometric Optics
Page 34
4.1.
Illumination and Shadow
4.2.
Fermat's Principle for Light Rays
4.3.
The Pinhole Camera_Object and Image
4.4.
Designing Thin Lens
4.5.
Lens Laws for Thin Lenses
4.6.
Extended Objects
4.7.
Apertures, Stops and Brightness
4.8.
Combining Lenses with an Example
4.9.
Plane Mirrors
4.10.
Spherical and Other Curved Mirrors
4.11.
Fresnel Lenses
5.
Advanced Geometric Optics
Page 50
5.1.
Thick Lenses
5.2.
Monochromatic Aberrations
5.3.
Chromatic Aberrations
5.4.
The Eye, Aberrations, and Corrections
5.5.
Advanced Matrix Lens Analysis and Design
6.
Optical Instruments-Applications of Geometric Optics
Page 59
6.1.
Magnifiers
6.2.
Eyepieces
6.3.
Microscopes
6.4.
Telescopes
6.5.
Prisms-Theory and Applications
6.6.
Binoculars
6.7.
Projectors
6.8.
Instruments and Gadgets Based on Mirrors
6.9.
Fiber Optics
6.10.
Cameras and Their Lenses
7.
Wave Diffraction
Page 76
7.1.
Huygens's Wave Theory and Diffraction
7.2.
Phasor Description of Light Waves
7.3.
Resolution
7.4.
Fresnel Diffraction-Elementary Applications
7.5.
Practical Observations of Diffraction
8.
Wave Interference
Page 88
8.1.
Interference
8.2.
Multiple-Interference
8.3.
Interferometers
8.4.
Moire Patterns and Optical Beats
9.
Interaction of Light and Matter
Page 102
9.1.
Light Waves in Matter
9.2.
More of Light Wave Propagation in Matter
9.3.
How Materials Appear in Transmission and Reflection
9.4.
Atmospheric Scattering
9.5.
Rainbows, Glories, and Other Atmospheric Displays
10.
Polarization
Page 113
10.1.
Linear and Circular Polarization
10.2.
Polarizing Materials
10.3.
Polarization by Reflection
10.4.
Birefringence and Polarization
10.5.
Retarders
11.
Quantized Light
Page 125
11.1.
Photons Versus Waves
11.2.
Blackbody Radiation and Light Intensity Photons
11.3.
Photon and Wave Radiation Measurements
11.4.
Polarization
11.5.
Uncertainty and Atomic Theory
12.
Atomic Theory and Light
Page 133
12.1.
Models of the Atom
12.2.
Details of the Emission of Light by Atoms
12.3.
Absorption, Fluorescence, and Phosphorescence
12.4.
Sources of Light
13.
Lasers
Page 143
13.1.
Background for the Laser
13.2.
Theoretical Principles of a Laser
13.3.
Coherence, Modes, and Polarization
13.4.
Practical Construction of a Lasers
13.5.
Common Lasers
13.6.
Some Applications of the Laser – Specifically Optical
13.7.
Holography
13.8.
Further Applications of Lasers
14.
Light and Information
Page 158
14.1.
Information
14.2.
Noise and Entropy
14.3.
The Relation of Frequency and Time for Signals
14.4.
Pictorial Information
14.5.
Optical Processing
15.
Nonlinear Optics and Other Modern Applications
Page 171
15.1.
Nonlinear Optics
15.2.
Optical Phase Conjugation
15.3.
Photonics or Guided-Wave Optical Circuits
15.4.
Data Transmission by Optic Fiber
15.5.
Optical Information Storage
15.6.
Schlieren Photography
15.7.
Energy from Light
15.8.
Other Bio-Optics
16.
Visual Perception
Page 182
16.1.
Retinal Structure
16.2.
Visual Sensitivity and Perception
16.3.
Neural Circuitry in the Retina
16.4.
Features of Images for Perception
16.5.
Moving Images
16.6.
Stereopsis and Seeing Depth
16.7.
Visual Illusions
16.8.
Higher Image Processing
16.9.
Other Eyes
17.
Color
Page 205
17.1.
Visual Perception of Color
17.2.
Color Mixing and Color Charts
17.3.
Surfaces in Color
17.4.
Color Illusions
17.5.
Color Materials and Applications: Dyes, Inks, Pigments, and Phosphors
References
Page 221
Index
Page 236
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. 221-235.
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