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This book presents experimental investigations and digital image processing, highlighting the interaction of polarized radiation with phase-inhomogeneous and optically anisotropic biological layers. The promising and efficient use of vector-parametric description of the formation of polarization-inhomogeneous object fields is noted. Applications of a set of Mueller-matrix polarimetry methods are highlighted. The book includes- structural and logical scheme of multi-parameter (singular, interference and layer-by-layer Stokes-polarimetric), polarization-correlation study of the structure of distributions of the number of singularities, maps of local contrast of interference distributions and layer-by-layer maps of microscopic polarization azimuth and ellipticity; determination of relationships between changes in the magnitude of statistical parameters characterizing polarization-correlation distributions and pathology of prostate tumors.

This book brings to life one of the most fundamental entities in the universe: the electromagnetic waves that we perceive as light. With his gift for narrative, the author explains the nature of light and the long history of its influence on human ideas, technology and culture. From early efforts to understand vision and colours, through relativity and quantum theory, visual art and laser technology to the birth of stars and attempts to photograph their end, readers will come to appreciate the central role of light not only in human history, but also in the history of the cosmos. This grand tour ends in a flourish, with an epilogue written in the first person by the protagonist itself: a true Autobiography of Light. All chapters in the book are relatively self-contained, allowing readers to dip freely in and out. What makes this captivating story so original is the effort made to point out the affinity between the study of light and achievements in the realm of culture.

This book highlights the novel photoelectric detection technique on derived attributes of targets. Photoelectric detection on derived attributes of targets is a new target detection and monitoring method. It is achieved by acquiring three types of attributes of the target, including those that reflect the essential features of parts of the target, those directly generated from the target, and those synthesized by the target features. The book introduces the classification of derived attributes of targets and describes typical detection methods. Emphases are put on laser detection of aerial moving targets, using derived attributes such as the disturbance of atmospheric wind fields, trailing vortexes, and the disturbance of atmospheric components. The authors also elaborate on visible light imaging detection using derived attributes such as retroreflection and the identification of target carriers. Besides, the synthetic attributes processing of integrated aerospace images is introducedfor the detection of targets on the ground and sea surfaces. This book can be used as a good reference for researchers engaged in the fields of photoelectric detection, target detection and image processing, and as a reference book for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in relevant majors.

This book highlights the results of numerical computer-aided smart methods as part of a comprehensive statistical, correlated, and fractal analysis of laser polarimetry. It includes a comprehensive approach to differentiation of lifelong or postmortem origin of injuries and determination of their antiquity based on the analysis of statistical and spatiotemporal frequency evolution of photometric, polarization, and phase parameters of laser images of histological sections of the skin of biomannequins. It discusses the relationship between the coordinate distributions of the intensity of laser images from skin tissues of biomannequins and the nature of its damage. It presents the analysis of relationships between changes in the mean and variance of coordinate distributions of azimuths and ellipticity of polarization images of histological skin sections and the time intervals after injury. Complex differentiation of lifelong and postmortem skin injuries of biomannequins and establishment of their time intervals throughout the entire monitoring interval of changes in the mean and variance of coordinate distributions of phase shifts between orthogonal components of the amplitude of laser images of a series of corresponding histological sections are also presented in this book.

This handbook comprises a comprehensive reference source that unifies the entire fields of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics, assembling the principal ideas, techniques and results of the field from atomic spectroscopy to applications to comets and global change. Its 91 chapters are written by over 100 authors, all leaders in their respective disciplines.Carefully edited to ensure a uniform coverage and style and with extensive cross references, together with a guide to the primary research literature, it is both a source of information and an inspiration for graduate students and other researchers new to the field. All chapters offer diagrams of apparatus, graphs, and tables of data.Twenty-seven years on since the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Handbook was first published, and sixteen years since the publication of the revised Springer edition, the Springer AMO Physics Handbook has become a standard reference in the field, and a starting point for generations of graduate students. In recent years, there have been dramatic advances in many areas of AMO physics involving both fundamental changes and new applications in areas such as quantum information, ultracold atoms, and searches for dark matter. This new edition contains an expanded coverage of these rapidly emerging fields.

Knowledge of and skill in physics are essential foundations for studies in science and engineering. This book offers students an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of physics. It covers various topics specifically related to waves, sound, electricity, magnetism, and optics. Each chapter begins with a summary of concepts, principles, definitions, and formulae to be discussed, as well as ending with problems and solutions that illustrate the specific topic. Steps are detailed to help build reasoning and understanding. There are 250 worked problems and 100 exercises in the book, as well as 280 figures to help the reader visualize the processes being addressed. Computer calculations and solutions are carried out using wxMaxima to give insight and help build computational skills. The book is aimed at first-year undergraduate students studying introductory physics, and would also be useful for physics teachers in their instruction, particularly the exercises at the end of each chapter.

This book highlights the effectiveness of differential diagnosis in the degree of severity of joint pathology from a clinical, biophysical, and informational point of view. It includes the following information blocks: • Two-dimensional digital polarization microscopy of polycrystalline films of synovial fluid and determination of the coordinate distributions of the orientation and phase parameters of the microscopic image from a set of parameters of the Stokes vector. • Mueller-matrix mapping of polycrystalline films of synovial fluid and determination of a set of coordinate distributions (Mueller-matrix images (MMI)) of azimuthal-invariant elements that characterize manifestations of optical activity and linear birefringence. • Development of algorithms for polarization reproduction of distributions of linear and circular birefringence of polycrystalline films of synovial fluid. • Identification of digital statistical, correlation and wavelet criteria of polarization and Mueller-matrix differential diagnosis of the degree of severity of joint pathology. • Determination of maps of laser-induced fluorescence of synovial fluid polycrystalline films. • Identification of statistical and correlational criteria for fluorescent differential diagnosis of the degree of severity of joint pathology. • Operational characteristics of the power of the methods of azimuth-invariant polarization, Mueller-matrix and laser autofluorescence microscopy of polycrystalline films of synovial fluid.

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the physics of laser-plasma interactions (LPI), based on a graduate course taught by the author. The emphasis is on high-energy-density physics (HEDP) and inertial confinement fusion (ICF), with a comprehensive description of the propagation, absorption, nonlinear effects and parametric instabilities of high energy lasers in plasmas.The recent demonstration of a burning plasma on the verge of nuclear fusion ignition at the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California, has marked the beginning of a new era of ICF and fusion research. These new developments make LPI more relevant than ever, and the resulting influx of new scientists necessitates new pedagogical material on the subject. In contrast to the classical textbooks on LPI, this book provides a complete description of all wave-coupling instabilities in unmagnetized plasmas in the kinetic as well as fluid pictures, and includes a comprehensive description of the optical smoothing techniques used on high-power lasers and their impact on laser-plasma instabilities. It summarizes all the key developments from the 1970s to the present day in view of the current state of LPI and ICF research; it provides a derivation of the key LPI metrics and formulas from first principles, and connects the theory to experimental observables.With exercises and plenty of illustrations, this book is ideal as a textbook for a course on laser-plasma interactions or as a supplementary text for graduate introductory plasma physics course. Students and researchers will also find it to be an invaluable reference and self-study resource.

Chaque chapitre comporte un QCM permettant d'évaluer rapidement la connaissance du cours. Il est complété par des exercices de difficultés progressives dont certains sont tirés de sujets d'examens, avec la solution complète, pour faire progresser l'étudiant sur le plan méthodologique et développe le champ des connaissances requises depuis les savoirs fondamentaux jusqu'aux applications directes. Cette seconde édition revue et mise à jour, intègre également de nouveaux exercices issus des derniers sujets d'examens.

Chaque chapitre comporte un QCM permettant d'évaluer rapidement la connaissance du cours. Il est complété par des exercices de difficultés progressives dont certains sont tirés de sujets d'examens, avec la solution complète, pour faire progresser l'étudiant sur le plan méthodologique et développe le champ des connaissances requises depuis les savoirs fondamentaux jusqu'aux applications directes. Cette seconde édition revue et mise à jour, intègre également de nouveaux exercices issus des derniers sujets d'examens.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical development of color science, told through the stories of more than 90 of the most prominent figures in the field and their contributions.The text comprises an extensive set of biographical essays about pioneering scientists in the field of color science, describing their most significant achievements and explaining how their findings influenced the general understanding of color. Grouped by historical period, each part is prefaced with a short introduction that sets the essays into context and helps the reader appreciate the background and the importance of the contributions made.Beginning with classical Greece and the works of Plato and Aristotle, the book goes on in the second part to describe the advances made by Islamic scholars such as Ibn al-Haytham between the 10th and 15th centuries. The third part covers contributions from Roger Bacon and Theodoric of Freiberg in the same period. Part four includes discussions on color formation and visual perception for a time period from about the 16th to the 18th centuries encompassing the Age of Enlightenment. This part addresses the works of nineteen pioneers including Descartes, Boyle, Newton, Goethe, Lambert, Purkynje, Runge, Dalton, Young and Chevreul.The final part is the largest section of the book and covers the most recent discoveries and contributions from pioneers born after 1800 and includes over 60 essays. Among the pioneers listed in this chapter are Nobel laureates, vision scientists including Helmholtz, and Hering, and many other notable color pioneers such as Munsell and Land. This part of the book also includes essays on contemporary figures in color science including Adams, Boynton, Crawford, Hardy, MacAdam, Ostwald and Wyszecki and reviews their contributions to this dynamic field.A useful reference for color scientists, science historians, artists and others, Pioneers of Color Science offers a fascinating insight into the development of color science and the nature of scientific advancement.

This book presents an introduction to the foundations, interpretations, and data-analytic applications of symmetry studies with an emphasis on applications in optical sciences. Symmetry studies connect group theoretic and statistical methods for data summary and inference. Readers should have an understanding of calculus and linear algebra as well as introductory statistics. The book reviews finite group theory in the introductory chapters. Computational tools used in the text are available for download in the form of Mathmaticaâ notebooks or R scripts. This book: Demonstrates the usefulness of a unified view of algebra and symmetry studies to address data-analytic questions in optics and vision science Offers a brief review of finite group theory and elements of multivariate analysis Includes various examples from diverse areas of optical science

This biography of the famous Soviet physicist Leonid Isaakovich Mandelstam (1889–1944), who became a Professor at Moscow State University in 1925 and an Academician (the highest scientific title in the USSR) in 1929, describes his contributions to both physics and technology. It also discusses the scientific community that formed around him, commonly known as the Mandelstam School. By doing so, it places Mandelstam's life story in its cultural context: the context of German University (until 1914), the First World War, the Civil War, and the development of the Socialist Revolution (until 1925) and the young socialist country. The book considers various general issues, such as the impact of German scientific culture on Russian science; the problems and fates of Russian intellectuals during the revolutionary and post-revolutionary years; the formation of the Soviet Academy of Science, the State Academy; and the transformation of the system of higher education in the USSR during the 1920s and 1930s. Further, it reconstructs Mandelstam's philosophy of science and his approach to the social and ethical function of science and science education based on his fundamental writings and lecture notes. This reconstruction is enhanced by extensive use of previously unpublished archive material as well as the transcripts of personal interviews conducted by the author. The book also discusses the biographies of Mandelstam's friends and collaborators: German mathematician and philosopher Richard von Mises, Soviet Communist Party official and philosopher B.M.Hessen, Russian specialist in radio engineering N.D.Papalexy, the specialists in non-linear dynamics A.A.Andronov, S.E. Chaikin, A.A.Vitt and the plasma physicist M.A.Leontovich. This second, extended edition reconstructs the social and economic backgrounds of Mandelstam and his colleagues, describing their positions at the universities and the institutes belonging to the Academy of Science. Additionally, Mandelstam's philosophy of science is investigated in connection with the ideological attacks that occurred after Mandelstam's death, particularly the great mathematician A.D.Alexandrov's criticism of Mandelstam's operationalism.

Die vierbändige Reihe für Physik im Lehramtsstudium behandelt kompakt und anschaulich die Grundlagen der Physik in aller Breite, ohne zu sehr in die theoretische Tiefe zu gehen. Sie ist auf die besonderen Anforderungen angehender Physiklehrer im Sekundarbereich zugeschnitten. Im Mittelpunkt stehen das Verständnis der physikalischen Gesetzmäßigkeiten sowie deren Relevanz im Alltag und in modernen technischen Anwendungen. Dazu enthält jeder Band viele farbige Abbildungen, Beispiele und Größenabschätzungen. Zur Ergänzung werden spezielle Themen aus der Physik, Mathematik oder Wissenschaftsgeschichte vertieft. Band 1: Mechanik und Wärmelehre.Band 2: Elektrodynamik und Optik. Band 3: Atom-, Kern- und Quantenphysik.Band 4: Kondensierte Materie.

Bestellen Sie das 6-bändige Set und sparen Sie fast €50. Dieses sechsbändige Lehrbuch bietet für Lehrende und Lernende der Physik und der Naturwissenschaften insgesamt eine Brücke von den Phänomenen und Experimenten sowie der dadurch motivierten Modellbildung zu den weiterführenden Theorien. Der logische Aufbau und die klare und übersichtliche Darstellung unterstützt die Studierenden mit einem durchgehenden roten Faden und Lernhilfen auf verschiedenen Ebenen: Nach einer Vorstellung der Lerninhalte und Konzepte am Kapitelanfang werden im folgenden Text die Zusammenhänge deutlich gemacht, Formeln konsequent hergeleitet, mit vielen Abbildungen erläutert und am Kapitelende wird das Wichtigste noch einmal zusammengefasst. Band IV:Wellenoptik:Kohärenz und Interferenz, Huygenssches Prinzip, Beugung an Begrenzungen, Fourier-Optik, Phasen- und Gruppengeschwindigkeit, Dispersion, Absorption, Polarisation und Brechzahl, Fresnelsche Formeln, Doppelbrechung, optische Aktivität, Spektrometer und Interferometer;Geometrische Optik:Fermatsches Prinzip, optische Abbildung, Prisma, Linsen und Linsengleichungen, Blenden, Linsenfehler, Auge, Lupe, Mikroskop, Fernrohr, Auflösungsvermögen von Mikroskop und Fernrohr nach Helmhotz und Abbe; Wärmestrahlung:Radiometrische Grundgrößen, Grundgesetz der Strahlungsübertragung, Photometrie, schwarzer Körper, Kirchhoffsches Gesetz, Stefan-Boltzmannsches Gesetz, Wiensches Verschiebungsgesetz, Gesetz von Rayleigh und Jeans, Plancksches Strahlungsgesetz, Pyrometrie.

Cette édition préserve les caractéristiques qui ont fait la force de la précédente, comme la clarté et la concision du texte, l'intégration d'éléments d'histoire des sciences, la rigueur du code de couleurs dans les figures. Cette 5e édition de la série Physique, jouissant d'une solide réputation, a été très largement revue afin d'en améliorer encore la qualité. Le lecteur retrouvera les principales qualités de ces ouvrages : rigueur et clarté du texte, intégration d'éléments, histoire des sciences, qualité de la mise en page, réalisme des figures et variété des exercices. Des applications de la physique aux sciences de la vie Plus de 250 applications, réparties entre les trois tomes, mettent en valeur la pertinence et l'importance de la physique dans divers domaines des sciences de la vie et de la santé. Facilement repérables grâce à une icône, ces applications prennent la forme d'exemples ou d'exercices, mais aussi de passages directement intégrés au texte principal. Un texte qui cible les erreurs conceptuelles fréquentes La plupart des étudiants commencent leurs études en physique avec en tête des idées préconçues erronées mais dont ils sont convaincus, par exemple leur propre version des lois du mouvement. La 5e édition cible systématiquement les erreurs conceptuelles les plus fréquentes et les confronte au raisonnement adéquat. Plus de 200 nouvelles figures La variété des illustrations, qui était déjà une force des éditions précédentes, a été encore rehaussée d'un cran. Plusieurs des nouvelles figures permettent de mieux appréhender des concepts difficiles, comme la notion de bras de levier ou le raisonnement géométrique qui conduit à? = d sin? dans l'expérience de Young. Plus de 150 nouveaux exemples, exercices et problèmes Les nouveautés de la 5e édition ne se reflètent pas seulement dans le texte des chapitres, mais aussi dans le travail proposé à l'étudiant. En plus des applications aux sciences de la vie, nous avons ajouté des exemples et des exercices portant sur les thèmes qui en comportaient peu.

Decide Which Lighting Technology Is Best for Your ApplicationLight Sources, Second Edition: Basics of Lighting Technologies and Applications presents an overview of the three main technologies that have produced the numerous families of lighting products on the market today: electrical incandescence, electrical gas discharges, and semiconductor lig

A Valuable Reference for Understanding Basic Optical PrincipalsNeed a crash course in optics? If you are a non-specialist with little or no knowledge of optical components, systems, or hardware, who suddenly finds it necessary to work with optics in your given field, then Optics Essentials: An Interdisciplinary Guide is the book for you. Aimed at engineers and other interdisciplinary professionals tackling optics-related challenges, this text provides a basic overview of optical principles, concepts, and applications as well as worked examples throughout. It enables readers to gain a basic understanding of optics and sense of optical phenomena, without having to commit to extended periods of study.Contains MATLAB® Simulations and Suggested ExperimentsThe book provides MATLAB simulations to help the reader visualize concepts, includes simple experiments using everyday materials that are readily available to solidify optical principles, and provides worked examples throughout. It contains a set of suggested experiments in each chapter designed to help the reader understand and visualize the basic principles. While this book assumes that the reader has a basic background in mathematics, it does not burden or overwhelm them with complex information or heavy mathematical equations. In addition, while it also briefly discusses advanced topics, readers are directed to the appropriate texts for more detailed study.Comprised of 11 chapters, this illuminating text: Describes light sources, such as lasers, light-emitting diodes, and thermal sources Compares various light sources, and photometric and radiometric parameters Discusses light detection, including various detector types, such as photon detectors and thermal detectors, and other topics re

Dieses Lehrbuch wendet sich an Studierende der Physik sowie anderer Natur- oder Ingenieurwissenschaften. Es gibt diesem Leserkreis eine Einführung und einen vollständigen Überblick über das Gebiet der Optik und stellt die Inhalte in den Zusammenhang mit anderen Gebieten der Physik, wie etwa der Elektrodynamik und der Quantenphysik. Es ist daher gut für eine einsemestrige Vorlesung im Rahmen der Bachelorausbildung geeignet. Großer Wert wurde auf die verständliche Darstellung der theoretischen Inhalte gelegt. Diese sind insbesondere anhand vieler praxisnaher, moderner Anwendungsbeispiele erläutert. Faszinierende optische Phänomene werden ebenso erklärt wie die mathematischen Hintergründe. Die verwendeten Graphiken und Abbildungen in Farbe sowie ergänzende Materialien können hier abgerufen werden.'Sehr aktuell, gut strukturiert und gut lesbar.'Prof. Dr. W. Osten, Uni Stuttgart'Das Buch bietet eine sehr schöne Einführung in die optischen Phänomene. Es bietet einen guten Kompromiss von qualitativer und quantitativer Beschreibung. Studierende werden die verständlichen Darstellungen zu schätzen wissen.'Prof. Dr. E. Krätzig, Universität Osnabrück

Mit diesem zweibändigen Werk liegt wiederum eine erneuerte und verbesserte Auflage des bewährten Lehrbuchs von Friedhelm Kuypers vor. Band 2 umfasst die Elektrodynamik, Optik und Wellenlehre. Unter anderem werden folgende Themen behandelt: LCD-Fernseher, Laserdrucker, CD- und DVD-Spieler, Lichtleiter, Abschirmung von Feldern, Drehstrom. Zusammenhänge zwischen technischen Anwendungen, alltäglichen Phänomenen und physikalischen Gesetzen werden beleuchtet. Der Aufbau und die Aufbereitung des Stoffes sind auf eine effektive Prüfungsvorbereitung zugeschnitten. Jedes Kapitel endet mit einer Zusammenfassung des Basiswissens und der wichtigsten Lernschritte. Zahlreiche Aufgaben in verschiedenen Schwierigkeitsgraden mit ausführlichen Lösungen bieten ideale Trainingsmöglichkeiten.

2nd edition now available: https://www.crcpress.com/9781482243673From the dialogues of the ancient Greek philosophers right up through the physical laws of Newton, the experiments of Thomas Young and the quantum physics pioneers, the study of light was all about observing its characteristics and defining its behavior. At the end of the 19th century

In 1690, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) published Traité de la Lumière, containing his renowned wave theory of light. It is considered a landmark in seventeenth-century science, for the way Huygens mathematized the corpuscular nature of light and his probabilistic conception of natural knowledge. This book discusses the development of Huygens'wave theory, reconstructing the winding road that eventually led to Traité de la Lumière. For the first time, the full range of manuscript sources is taken into account. In addition, the development of Huygens'thinking on the nature of light is put in the context of his optics as a whole, which was dominated by his lifelong pursuit of theoretical and practical dioptrics. In so doing, this book offers the first account of the development of Huygens'mathematical analysis of lenses and telescopes and its significance for the origin of the wave theory of light. As Huygens applied his mathematical proficiency to practical issues pertaining to telescopes – including trying to design a perfect telescope by means of mathematical theory – his dioptrics is significant for our understanding of seventeenth-century relations between theory and practice. With this full account of Huygens'optics, this book sheds new light on the history of seventeenth-century optics and the rise of the new mathematical sciences, as well as Huygens'oeuvre as a whole. Students of the history of optics, of early mathematical physics, and the Scientific Revolution, will find this book enlightening.

Elektrizität und Optik ist der zweite von vier Bänden zur Experimentalphysik von Professor Demtröder. Die Lehrinhalte des zweiten Semesters Physik werden nach dem Konzept des ersten Bandes leicht verständlich und dabei möglichst quantitativ präsentiert. Wichtige Definitionen und Formeln sowie alle Abbildungen und Tabellen wurden zweifarbig gestaltet, um das Wesentliche deutlicher herauszustellen. Durchgerechnete Beispiele im Text, Kapitelzusammenfassungen sowie Übungsaufgaben mit ausführlichen Lösungen am Schluss des Buches helfen dabei, den Stoff zu bewältigen, und regen zu eigener Mitarbeit an. Viele Illustrationen sowie einige Farbtafeln zu ausgesuchten Themen tragen zum Spaß an diesem Buch bei. Die dritte Auflage wurde grundlegend überarbeitet und erweitert.

Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light, Sixth Edition covers optical phenomenon that can be treated with Maxwell's phenomenological theory. The book is comprised of 14 chapters that discuss various topics about optics, such as geometrical theories, image forming instruments, and optics of metals and crystals. The text covers the elements of the theories of interference, interferometers, and diffraction. The book tackles several behaviors of light, including its diffraction when exposed to ultrasonic waves. The selection will be most useful to researchers whose work involves understanding the behavior of light.

International Trends in Optics provides a broad view of work in the field of optics throughout the world. Topics range from quantum optoelectronics for optical processing to optics in telecommunications, along with microoptics, optical memories, and fiber-optic signal processing. Holographic optical elements for use with semiconductor lasers are also considered. Comprised of 34 chapters, this book begins with an introduction to some of the practical applications of integrated optical circuits, optoelectronic integrated circuits, and photonic integrated circuits. Subsequent chapters deal with quantum optoelectronics for optical processing; fiber-optic signal processing; holographic optical elements for use with semiconductor lasers; potential uses of photorefractives; and adaptive interferometry that makes use of photorefractive crystals. Water wave optics and diffraction are also examined, together with the essential journals of optics and the opposition effect in volume and surface scattering. The final chapter is devoted to optical computing, with emphasis on its processing functions and architecture. This monograph will be of interest to students, practitioners, and researchers in physics and electronics.

Optical System Design covers the basic knowledge of optics and the flow of light through an optical system. This book is organized into 16 chapters that deal with various components of an optical system, from light and images to spectroscopic apparatus. The book first discusses the simple components of an optical system, including its light, lens, oblique beams, and photochemical aspects. It then deals with the system's projection, plane mirrors, prisms, magnifying instruments, and telescope. Other components considered are the surveying instruments, mirror imaging systems, photographic optics, and spectroscopic apparatus. This book is of value to undergraduate students with courses in geometrical optics and system design.

Applied Optics and Optical Engineering, Volume V: Optical Instruments, Part II covers the principles and mode of operation of various optical instruments. This book contains 11 chapters that complete the series of 50 chapters, which provide information on many aspects of applied optics. The opening chapters of this book deal with the principles and properties of dispersing prisms and diffraction gratings. The subsequent chapters describe the principles and polarizing properties of spectrographs, monochromators, and spectrophotometers. Other chapters are devoted to the mode of operation and properties of other optical instruments, such as colorimeters, astronomical telescopes, and military, surveying, tracking, and medical optical instruments. The final chapters examine the fundamentals and applications of ophthalmic instruments and motion picture equipment. This text will be of value to optical scientists, engineers, and researchers.

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Optics: Ninth Edition Optics: Ninth Edition covers the work necessary for the specialization in such subjects as ophthalmic optics, optical instruments and lens design. The text includes topics such as the propagation and behavior of light; reflection and refraction – their laws and how different media affect them; lenses – thick and thin, cylindrical and subcylindrical; photometry; dispersion and color; interference; and polarization. Also included are topics such as diffraction and holography; the limitation of beams in optical systems and its effects; and lens systems. The book is recommended for engineering students who are in need of an introduction to the subject and the mathematics involved in it.

Optics: Eighth Edition covers the work necessary for the specialization in such subjects as ophthalmic optics, optical instruments and lens design. The text includes topics such as the propagation and behavior of light; reflection and refraction - their laws and how different media affect them; lenses - thick and thin, cylindrical and subcylindrical; photometry; dispersion and color; interference; and polarization. Also included are topics such as diffraction and holography; the limitation of beams in optical systems and its effects; and lens systems. The book is recommended for engineering students who are in need of an introduction to the subject and the mathematics involved in it.