About the book
Introduction to Optics is now available in a reissued edition from Cambridge University Press. Designed to offer a comprehensive and engaging introduction to intermediate and upper level undergraduate physics and engineering students, this text also allows instructors to select specialized content to suit individual curricular needs and goals. Specific features of the text, in terms of coverage beyond traditional areas, include extensive use of matrices in dealing with ray tracing, polarization, and multiple thinfilm interference; three chapters devoted to lasers; a separate chapter on the optics of the eye; and individual chapters on holography, coherence, fiber optics, interferometry, Fourier optics, nonlinear optics, and Fresnel equations.
Editions of Introduction to Optics
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781108428262
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Introduction to Optics is now available in a reissued edition from Cambridge University Press. Designed to offer a comprehensive and engaging introduction to intermediate and upper level undergraduate physics and engineering students, this text also allows instructors to select specialized content to suit individual curricular needs and goals. Specific features of the text, in terms of coverage beyond traditional areas, include extensive use of matrices in dealing with ray tracing, polarization, and multiple thinfilm interference; three chapters devoted to lasers; a separate chapter on the optics of the eye; and individual chapters on holography, coherence, fiber optics, interferometry, Fourier optics, nonlinear optics, and Fresnel equations.
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What is Introduction to Optics about?
Introduction to Optics is now available in a reissued edition from Cambridge University Press. Designed to offer a comprehensive and engaging introduction to intermediate and upper level undergraduate physics and engineering students, this text also allows instructors to select specialized content to suit individual curricular needs and goals. Specific features of the text, in terms of coverage beyond traditional areas, include extensive use of matrices in dealing with ray tracing, polarization, and multiple thinfilm interference; three chapters devoted to lasers; a separate chapter on the optics of the eye; and individual chapters on holography, coherence, fiber optics, interferometry, Fourier optics, nonlinear optics, and Fresnel equations.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Introduction to Optics?
Mathematics and Science > Physics > Optical physics
Where can I read a sample of Introduction to Optics?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781108428262
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Introduction to Optics?
Frank L. Pedrotti,Leno M. Pedrotti,Leno S. Pedrotti
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Introduction to Optics is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781108428262)