The Ray And Wave Theory Of Lenses

Author : A. Walther
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521028295
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ray and Wave Theory of Lenses written by A. Walther and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a detailed description of lens behaviour in real optical systems.

Author : Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402026986
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lenses and Waves written by Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-20 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1690, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) published Traité de la Lumière, containing his renowned wave theory of light. It is considered a landmark in seventeenth-century science, for the way Huygens mathematized the corpuscular nature of light and his probabilistic conception of natural knowledge. This book discusses the development of Huygens' wave theory, reconstructing the winding road that eventually led to Traité de la Lumière. For the first time, the full range of manuscript sources is taken into account. In addition, the development of Huygens' thinking on the nature of light is put in the context of his optics as a whole, which was dominated by his lifelong pursuit of theoretical and practical dioptrics. In so doing, this book offers the first account of the development of Huygens' mathematical analysis of lenses and telescopes and its significance for the origin of the wave theory of light. As Huygens applied his mathematical proficiency to practical issues pertaining to telescopes – including trying to design a perfect telescope by means of mathematical theory – his dioptrics is significant for our understanding of seventeenth-century relations between theory and practice. With this full account of Huygens' optics, this book sheds new light on the history of seventeenth-century optics and the rise of the new mathematical sciences, as well as Huygens' oeuvre as a whole. Students of the history of optics, of early mathematical physics, and the Scientific Revolution, will find this book enlightening.

Author : Giuseppe Pelosi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Wave Theory to Ray Optics: a Historical Contribution written by Giuseppe Pelosi and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Benjamin Crowell
Publisher : Light and Matter
ISBN 13 : 0970467052
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Optics written by Benjamin Crowell and published by Light and Matter. This book was released on 2000 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harold Horace Hopkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wave Theory of Aberrations written by Harold Horace Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R. K. Verma
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788183561143
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wave Optics written by R. K. Verma and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book Wave Optics provides an international to optics and is mainly intended for under graduate students of science and engineering. This book aim to provide the necessary foundation in wave optics which prepare the students for an intensive study of advanced topics in optics at a later stage. Much of optics requires a good knowledge of mathematics. The inherernt harmony in the theory of co-axial-image forming system is not realised in many texts. In the present text-special care has been taken to emphasis this. Contents: Vibrations and Waves, Propagation of Light Waves, The Electromagnetic Theory of Light, Interference of Light (I), Interference of Light (II), Diffraction of Light (I), Diffraction of Light (II), Coherence, Resolving Power of Optical Instruments.

Author : Jed Z. Buchwald
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226078868
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise of the Wave Theory of Light written by Jed Z. Buchwald and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1989-03-15 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "No one interested in the history of optics, the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century physics, or the general phenomenon of theory change in science can afford to ignore Jed Buchwald's well-structured, highly detailed, and scrupulously researched book. . . . Buchwald's analysis will surely constitute the essential starting point for further work on this important and hitherto relatively neglected episode of theory change."—John Worrall, Isis

Author : Henry Crew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wave Theory of Light written by Henry Crew and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Riborg Mann
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021213440
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theory of Optics written by Charles Riborg Mann and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic text provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of optics and their applications. It covers the properties and behavior of light, the nature of lenses and mirrors, and the principles of spectroscopy and polarization. It also includes discussions of the wave theory of light and the nature of electromagnetic radiation. Aimed at advanced students and researchers in physics and engineering, this book provides a solid foundation in the fundamental principles of optics and their practical applications. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Bahaa E. A. Saleh
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1014 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Photonics written by Bahaa E. A. Saleh and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1991-08-29 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, photonics has found increasing applications in such areas as communications, signal processing, computing, sensing, display, printing, and energy transport. Now, Fundamentals of Photonics is the first self-contained introductory-level textbook to offer a thorough survey of this rapidly expanding area of engineering and applied physics. Featuring a logical blend of theory and applications, coverage includes detailed accounts of the primary theories of light, including ray optics, wave optics, electromagnetic optics, and photon optics, as well as the interaction of light with matter, and the theory of semiconductor materials and their optical properties. Presented at increasing levels of complexity, these sections serve as building blocks for the treatment of more advanced topics, such as Fourier optics and holography, guidedwave and fiber optics, photon sources and detectors, electro-optic and acousto-optic devices, nonlinear optical devices, fiber-optic communications, and photonic switching and computing. Included are such vital topics as: Generation of coherent light by lasers, and incoherent light by luminescence sources such as light-emitting diodes Transmission of light through optical components (lenses, apertures, and imaging systems), waveguides, and fibers Modulation, switching, and scanning of light through the use of electrically, acoustically, and optically controlled devices Amplification and frequency conversion of light by the use of wave interactions in nonlinear materials Detection of light by means of semiconductor photodetectors Each chapter contains summaries, highlighted equations, problem sets and exercises, and selected reading lists. Examples of real systems are included to emphasize the concepts governing applications of current interest, and appendices summarize the properties of one- and two-dimensional Fourier transforms, linear-systems theory, and modes of linear systems. An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.