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,University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Published 2010
Description
This fourth edition of a well-established textbook takes students from fundamental ideas to the most modern developments in optics. Illustrated with 400 figures, it contains numerous practical examples, many from student laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations. Aimed at undergraduate and advanced courses on modern optics, it is ideal for scientists and engineers. The book covers the principles of geometrical and physical optics, leading into quantum optics, using mainly Fourier transforms and linear algebra. Chapters are supplemented with advanced topics and…
Features numerous practical examples, many of which can be easily repeated in a laboratory, and illustrated with 400 figures
Exposes readers to key research themes through advanced topics and up-to-date applications
Additional resources online include solutions to the problems, simulation programs, key figures, experimental demonstrations and further discussions of several topics
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Authors
Ariel Lipson,Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
Ariel Lipson is Senior Physicist at BrightView Systems Ltd, Israel. He has contributed to three successful start-up companies in optics, which have influenced several of the topics discussed in this book.
Stephen G. Lipson,Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
Stephen G. Lipson is Professor of Physics and Electro-optics in the Physics Department of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel. He holds the El-Op Chair of Electro-Optics at Technion where he has taught courses in optics both at elementary and advanced levels.
Henry Lipson,University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Henry Lipson was Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK. He was a pioneer in the development of optical Fourier transform methods for solving problems in X-ray crystallography.