Gradient-Index Optics

Gradient-Index Optics
Author: C. Gomez-Reino
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662047411

This book provides a comprehensive and thorough treatment on fundamentals and applications of light propagation through inhomogeneous media. The authors present a description of the phenomena, components and technology used in GRIN Optics, and analyze various applications.

Gradient Index Optics

Gradient Index Optics
Author: Erich Merchand
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323160662

Gradient Index Optics deals with the application of gradients in optical systems of classical types: gradient index lenses. The emphasis is on the theory and practice related to gradient index lenses. Only isotropic media are considered since they are the ones for which the refractive index at each point is independent of direction. Comprised of 12 chapters, this book begins with a historical background on the use of gradients in astronomy and developments in gradient index lenses, along with the underlying basic theory. The discussion then turns to spherical gradients, paying particular attention to rays, Maxwell's fisheye lens, the Luneburg lens, and astronomical refraction. Subsequent chapters focus on the ray trace in a spherical gradient; axial gradients and their use as an anti-reflection coating; radial gradients and ray tracing in a radial gradient; and fundamentals of aberration theory. The wood lens and ray trace in a general medium are also considered, together with methods for fabrication of gradient elements and measurement of index gradients using an approximate method and interferometric methods. This monograph will be of interest to physicists.

Optics of Diffractive and Gradient-index Elements and Systems

Optics of Diffractive and Gradient-index Elements and Systems
Author: Grigoriĭ Isaevich Greĭsukh
Publisher: SPIE Press
Total Pages: 418
Release: 1997
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780819424518

The use of diffractive and gradient-index (GRIN) lenses as components of imaging optical systems has been investigated for several decades. The elements have proved competitive in their unique focusing and aberration properties and in terms of their additional degrees of freedom for optical design. This book systematically examines the physical principles of diffractive and GRIN elements.

Optics Near Surfaces and at the Nanometer Scale

Optics Near Surfaces and at the Nanometer Scale
Author: Wolfgang Bacsa
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030589838

This book explores the physical phenomena underlying the optical responses of nanoscale systems and uses this knowledge to explain their behavior, which is very different to what is encountered on the macroscopic scale. In the first three chapters, the authors discuss important aspects of wave optics on surfaces and at small scales, such as the optical interference near surfaces, the physical origin of the index of refraction, and how imaging optical fields can be used to enhance resolution in optical diffraction microscopy. The last two chapters treat a concept on the consequence of the finite size of the focal spot in optical spectroscopy and how the index of refraction can be related to scattering of an ensemble of discrete scatterers. The concepts described here are important to understanding the optical properties of nanoparticles or nanostructured surfaces and are not covered in most fundamental optics courses. This book is designed for researchers and graduate students looking for an introduction to optics at small scales.

Contemporary Nonlinear Optics

Contemporary Nonlinear Optics
Author: Robert Boyd
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0323148204

Contemporary Nonlinear Optics discusses the different activities in the field of nonlinear optics. The book is comprised of 10 chapters. Chapter 1 presents a description of the field of nonlinear guided-wave optics. Chapter 2 surveys a new branch of nonlinear optics under the heading optical solitons. Chapter 3 reviews recent progress in the field of optical phase conjugation. Chapter 4 discusses ultrafast nonlinear optics, a field that is growing rapidly with the ability of generating and controlling femtosecond optical pulses. Chapter 5 examines a branch of nonlinear optics that may be termed nonlinear quantum optics. Chapter 6 reviews the new field of photorefractive adaptive neural networks. Chapter 7 presents a discussion of recent successes in the development of nonlinear optical media based on organic materials. Chapter 8 reviews the field of nonlinear optics in quantum confined structures. Chapter 9 reviews the field of nonlinear laser spectroscopy, with emphasis on advances made during the 1980s. Finally, Chapter 10 reviews the field of nonlinear optical dynamics by considering nonlinear optical systems that exhibit temporal, spatial, or spatio-temporal instabilities. This book is a valuable source for physicists and other scientists interested in optical systems and neural networks.

Ray Optics

Ray Optics
Author: R. K. Verma
Publisher: Discovery Publishing House
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2006
Genre: Optics
ISBN: 9788183561136

This book Ray Optics cover the syllabus of ray optics for most of the universities in India. The language of this book has been kept simple as could be consistent with precision and brevity detained descriptions of experiments are not given. It is sincerely hoped that fellow teachers will find this text book exciting and the student will find it interesting and useful. Criticism and suggestions for further improvement shall be gratefully acknowledged. Contents: Light, Fermat s Principle and its Applications, Ray Optics, Lenses, Cardinal Points of an Optical System, Thick Lenses, Matrix Methods, Dispersion, Lens Aberrations, Optical Instruments, Speed of Light.

Progress in Optics

Progress in Optics
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 381
Release: 1980-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080880010

Progress in Optics

Optics for Engineers

Optics for Engineers
Author: Charles A. DiMarzio
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 750
Release: 2024-03-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1482263262

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of geometric and physical optics as they relate to practical problems encountered by engineers and researchers in designing and analyzing optical systems. In this updated edition, the author focuses on topics that are critical to understanding how the basic principles of optics affect design decisions. In addition to information on breadboarding experiments and prototypes, the new edition also expands its coverage of diffraction and includes numerous complete examples, and practical reminders Professor Charles A. DiMarzio is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and the Department of Bioengineering at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He spent 14 years at Raytheon Company’s Electro-Optics Systems Laboratory in coherent laser radar for air safety and meteorology. Among other projects there, he worked on an airborne laser radar, flown on the Galileo-II, to monitor airflow related to severe storms, pollution, and wind energy, and another laser radar to characterize the wake vortices of landing aircraft. His current research in biomedical optics focuses on microscopy including coherent imaging, structured illumination, and multi-modal imaging. He is also a founding member of Gordon-CenSSIS – the Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems.

Clinical Optics and Refraction

Clinical Optics and Refraction
Author: Andrew William Keirl
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2007-10-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0750688890

It provides a comprehensive and clinically based guide to visual optics. With its suggested routines and numerous examples, this new book offers a straightforward "how to approach" to the understanding of clinical optics, refraction and contact lens optics. Designed for easy access, it presents information in a concise format that highlights key, need-to-know points. Part 1 addresses the basic visual optics of the eye along with emmetropia, ametropia and the correction of ametropia with spectacle lenses. Part 2 turns to the optics of contact lenses and the use of contact lenses in vision correction. Numerous worked examples based on real examination questions Practical and user friendly text Over 190 clear line diagrams An essential passport to examination success and a valuable quick reference for practitioners

Molded Optics

Molded Optics
Author: Michael Schaub
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439832587

While several available texts discuss molded plastic optics, none provide information on all classes of molded optics. Filling this gap, Molded Optics: Design and Manufacture presents detailed descriptions of molded plastic, glass, and infrared optics. Since an understanding of the manufacturing process is necessary to develop cost-effective, produ