Optics for Engineers (Hardcover)

Introduction
Why Optics?
History
Optical Engineering
Electromagnetics Background
Wavelength, Frequency, Power, and Photons
Energy Levels and Transitions
Macroscopic Effects
Basic Concepts of Imaging
Overview of the Book
Problems

Basic Geometric Optics
Snell’s Law
Imaging with a Single Interface
Reflection
Refraction
Simple Lens
Prisms
Reflective Systems
Problems

Matrix Optics
Matrix Optics Concepts
Interpreting the Results
The Thick Lens Again
Examples
Problems

Stops, Pupils, and Windows
Aperture Stop
Field Stop
Image-Space Example
Locating and Identifying Pupils and Windows
Examples
Problems

Aberrations
Exact Ray Tracing
Ellipsoidal Mirror
Seidel Aberrations and OPL
Spherical Aberration for a Thin Lens
Chromatic Aberration
Design Issues
Lens Design
Problems

Polarized Light
Fundamentals of Polarized Light
Behavior of Polarizing Devices
Interaction with Materials
Fresnel Reflection and Transmission
Physics of Polarizing Devices
Jones Vectors and Matrices
Partial Polarization
Problems

Interference
Mach?Zehnder Interferometer
Doppler Laser Radar
Resolving Ambiguities
Michelson Interferometer
Fabry?Perot Interferometer
Beamsplitter
Thin Films
Problems

Diffraction
Physics of Diffraction
Fresnel?Kirchhoff Integral
Paraxial Approximation
Fraunhofer Diffraction Equations
Some Useful Fraunhofer Patterns
Resolution of an Imaging System
Diffraction Grating
Fresnel Diffraction
Problems

Gaussian Beams
Equations for Gaussian Beams
Gaussian Beam Propagation
Six Questions
Gaussian Beam Propagation
Collins Chart
Stable Laser Cavity Design
Hermite?Gaussian Modes
Problems

Coherence
Definitions
Discrete Frequencies
Temporal Coherence
Spatial Coherence
Controlling Coherence
Summary
Problems

Fourier Optics
Coherent Imaging
Incoherent Imaging Systems
Characterizing an Optical System
Problems

Radiometry and Photometry
Basic Radiometry
Spectral Radiometry
Photometry and Colorimetry
Instrumentation
Blackbody Radiation
Problems

Optical Detection
Photons
Photon Statistics
Detector Noise
Photon Detectors
Thermal Detectors
Array Detectors

Nonlinear Optics
Wave Equations
Phase Matching
Nonlinear Processes

Appendix A Notation and Drawings for Geometric Optics
Appendix B Solid Angle
Appendix C Matrix Mathematics
Appendix D Light Propagation in Biological Tissue
Appendix E Useful Matrices
Appendix F Numerical Constants and Conversion Factors
Appendix G Solutions to Chapter Problems

References

Index