Fundamentals of Modern Optics

Author: Zhong Xihua (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book is a summary of the author's knowledge and experience accumulated over nearly two decades in teaching optics courses at Peking University. The book consists of nine chapters: Fermat's Principle and Variable Refractive Index Optics, Introduction to Wave Optics, Medium Interface Optics and Near-Field Optical Microscopy, Interferometers and Temporal-Spatial Coherence of Light Fields and Lasers, Diffraction and Fractal Optics of Multivariate and Multidimensional Structures, Fourier Transform Optics and Phase Factor Analysis Methods, Optical Holography, Propagation of Light in Crystals, Absorption, Dispersion, and Scattering of Light. The book contains over 600 figures and photographs, 72 examples, and 186 exercises. It systematically and deeply discusses the fundamental concepts and principles, typical phenomena, and important applications of classical wave optics to modern transform optics. The book is distinguished by its clear concepts, rich illustrations, concise derivations, novel content, and lucid language. It is a foundational optics text with considerable breadth and depth, suitable as a textbook for optical courses in physics at universities and colleges, as well as a reference for graduate students and researchers in science and technology fields related to optics.