ABSTRACT

A Valuable Reference for Understanding Basic Optical Principals





Need 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 Experiments





The 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

chapter 1|6 pages

Optical Systems and Components

chapter 2|8 pages

Light Sources

chapter 3|8 pages

Light Detection

chapter 4|21 pages

Manipulation of Light

chapter 5|15 pages

polarizers

chapter 6|10 pages

Geometrical Optics

chapter 7|15 pages

Imaging Systems

chapter 8|14 pages

Guiding Lightwaves

chapter 10|17 pages

Optical Sensing

chapter 11|15 pages

Advanced Experiments

chapter 12|4 pages

Advanced Topics