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Applied Photographic Optics

Applied Photographic Optics

Selected by the American Library Association's 'Choice' magazine as best technical book the first edition of this book soon established itself as the standard reference work on all aspects of photographic lenses and associated optical systems. This is unsurprising as Sidney Ray provides a complete comprehensive reference source for anyone wanting information on photographic lenses from the student to the practitioner or specialist working with visual and digital media worldwide. This third edition has been fully revised and expanded to include the rapid progress in the last decade in optical technology and advances in relevant electronic and digital forms of imaging. Every chapter has been revised and expanded using new figures and photographs as appropriate as well as extended bibliographies. New chapters include details of filters measurements from images and the optical systems of digital cameras. Details of electronic and digital imaging have been integrated throughout. More information is given on topics such as aspherics diffractive optics ED glasses image stabilization optical technology video projection and new types of lenses. A selection of the contents includes chapters on: optical theory aberrations auto focus lens testing depth of field development of photographic lenses general properties of lenses wide-angle lenses telephoto lenses video lenses viewfinder systems camera movements projection systems and 3-D systems. | Applied Photographic Optics

GBP 200.00
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Optics for Engineers

Optics for Engineers

The field of optics has become central to major developments in medical imaging remote sensing communication micro- and nanofabrication and consumer technology among other areas. Applications of optics are now found in products such as laser printers bar-code scanners and even mobile phones. There is a growing need for engineers to understand the principles of optics in order to develop new instruments and improve existing optical instrumentation. Based on a graduate course taught at Northeastern University Optics for Engineers provides a rigorous practical introduction to the field of optics. Drawing on his experience in industry the author presents the fundamentals of optics related to the problems encountered by engineers and researchers in designing and analyzing optical systems. Beginning with a history of optics the book introduces Maxwell‘s equations the wave equation and the eikonal equation which form the mathematical basis of the field of optics. It then leads readers through a discussion of geometric optics that is essential to most optics projects. The book also lays out the fundamentals of physical optics polarization interference and diffraction in sufficient depth to enable readers to solve many realistic problems. It continues the discussion of diffraction with some closed-form expressions for the important case of Gaussian beams. A chapter on coherence guides readers in understanding the applicability of the results in previous chapters and sets the stage for an exploration of Fourier optics. Addressing the importance of the measurement and quantification of light in determining the performance limits of optical systems the book then covers radiometry photometry and optical detection. It also introduces nonlinear optics. This comprehensive reference includes downloadable MATLAB code as well as numerous problems examples and illustrations. An introductory text for

GBP 180.00
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Optics of Nanomaterials

Optics of Nanomaterials

Nanomaterials are mainly categorized into three groups: fundamental building blocks dispersions or composites of building blocks in randomly ordered matrices and spatially resolved ordered nanostructures. Today nanomaterials that offer some unique optical properties may find application as pure materials or may be integrated into larger structures. This book presents examples of both pure and composite materials that include organic–inorganic nanocomposites and quantum dots embedded into different matrices for various applications in modern nanotechnology. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated with the most recent developments in the field. The newly added introductory paragraphs will help students and young researchers in better understanding the chapters. The new sections on frequently used physical constants and units conversions as well as the updated bibliography add to the book’s utility. This textbook is unique compared with its counterparts in the market in respect of its scope as it contains introductory sections to the important topics on nanomaterial optics. This feature broadens its readership from engineers and researchers working in the field of materials science and optics to lecturers graduate students and beginners who want to deepen their knowledge in nanomaterial optics. | Optics of Nanomaterials

GBP 139.00
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Tunable Laser Optics

Tunable Laser Optics

Broadly tunable lasers have had and continue to have an enormous impact in many and diverse fields of science and technology. From a renaissance in spectroscopy to laser guide stars and laser cooling the nexus is the tunable laser. Tunable Laser Optics offers a transparent and comprehensive treatment of the physics of tunable laser optics based on a detailed description of first principles. Authored by a leading expert in the field the book covers the optics and optical principles needed to build lasers the optics instrumentation necessary to characterize laser emission and laser-based optical instrumentation addressing key topics such as Dirac’s notation the interferometric equation the uncertainty principle pulse compression and tunable narrow-linewidth lasers. This revised expanded and improved Second Edition: Contains new and additional material on tunable lasers and quantum optics Explains the first principles of tunable laser optics in a clear and concise manner Presents an explicit exposition of the relevant theory without the use of short cuts Employs numerous examples case studies and figures to illustrate important concepts Includes carefully designed problems of direct practical significance to stimulate application Emphasizing the utilitarian aspects of the optics and theory Tunable Laser Optics Second Edition provides valuable insight into the optics and the trade-offs involved in the design and construction of tunable lasers and optical devices. It makes an ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate-level and graduate-level optics courses for physics and engineering students as well as a handy reference for researchers and experimentalists.

GBP 59.99
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Handbook of Visual Optics Volume One Fundamentals and Eye Optics

Handbook of Visual Optics Volume One Fundamentals and Eye Optics

Handbook of Visual Optics offers an authoritative overview of encyclopedic knowledge in the field of physiological optics. It builds from fundamental concepts to the science and technology of instruments and practical procedures of vision correction integrating expert knowledge from physics medicine biology psychology and engineering. The chapters comprehensively cover all aspects of modern study and practice from optical principles and optics of the eye and retina to novel ophthalmic tools for imaging and visual testing devices and techniques for visual correction and the relationship between ocular optics and visual perception. | Handbook of Visual Optics Volume One Fundamentals and Eye Optics

GBP 44.99
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Handbook of Biomedical Optics

Handbook of Biomedical Optics

Biomedical optics holds tremendous promise to deliver effective safe non- or minimally invasive diagnostics and targeted customizable therapeutics. Handbook of Biomedical Optics provides an in-depth treatment of the field including coverage of applications for biomedical research diagnosis and therapy. It introduces the theory and fundamentals of each subject ensuring accessibility to a wide multidisciplinary readership. It also offers a view of the state of the art and discusses advantages and disadvantages of various techniques. Organized into six sections this handbook: Contains introductory material on optics and the optical properties of tissue Describes the various forms of spectroscopy and its applications in medicine and biology including methods that exploit intrinsic absorption and scattering contrast; dynamic contrast; and fluorescence and Raman contrast mechanismsProvides extensive coverage of tomography from the microscopic (optical coherence tomography) to the macroscopic (diffuse optical tomography) to photoacoustic tomographyDiscusses cutting-edge translations to biomedical applications in both basic sciences and clinical studies Details molecular imaging and molecular probe developmentHighlights the use of light in disease and injury treatmentThe breadth and depth of multidisciplinary knowledge in biomedical optics has been expanding continuously and exponentially thus underscoring the lack of a single source to serve as a reference and teaching tool for scientists in related fields. Handbook of Biomedical Optics addresses this need offering the most complete up-to-date overview of the field for researchers and students alike.

GBP 44.99
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Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics

Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics

Praise for the 1st Edition:well written and up to date…. The problem sets at the end of each chapter reinforce and enhance the material presented and may give students confidence in handling real-world problems. ―Optics & Photonics Newsrigorous but simple description of a difficult field keeps the reader’s attention throughout…. serves perfectly for an introductory-level course. ―Physics TodayThis fully revised introduction enables the reader to understand and use the basic principles related to many phenomena in nonlinear optics and provides the mathematical tools necessary to solve application-relevant problems. The book is a pedagogical guide aimed at a diverse audience including engineers physicists and chemists who want a tiered approach to understanding nonlinear optics. The material is augmented by numerous problems with many requiring the reader to perform real-world calculations for a range of fields from optical communications to remote sensing and quantum information. Analytical solutions of equations are covered in detail and numerical approaches to solving problems are explained and demonstrated. The second edition expands the earlier treatment and includes:A new chapter on quantum nonlinear optics. Thorough treatment of parametric optical processes covering birefringence tolerances and beam optimization to design and build high conversion efficiency devices. Treatment of numerical methods to solving sets of complex nonlinear equations. Many problems in each chapter to challenge reader comprehension. Extended treatment of four-wave mixing and solitons. Coverage of ultrafast pulse propagation including walk-off effects. | Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics

GBP 51.99
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Principles of Adaptive Optics

Principles of Adaptive Optics

Principles of Adaptive Optics describes the foundations principles and applications of adaptive optics (AO) and its enabling technologies. This leading textbook addresses the fundamentals of AO at the core of astronomy high-energy lasers biomedical imaging and optical communications. Key Features: Numerous examples to explain and support the underlying principles Hundreds of new references to support the topics that are addressed End-of-chapter questions and exercises A complete system design example threaded through each chapter as new material is introduced

GBP 94.99
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Understanding Optics with Python

Understanding Optics with Python

Optics is an enabling science that forms a basis for our technological civilization. Courses in optics are a required part of the engineering or physics undergraduate curriculum in many universities worldwide. The aim of Understanding Optics with Python is twofold: first to describe certain basic ideas of classical physical and geometric optics; second to introduce the reader to computer simulations of physical phenomena. The text is aimed more broadly for those who wish to use numerical/computational modeling as an educational tool that promotes interactive teaching (and learning). In addition it offers an alternative to developing countries where the necessary equipment to carry out the appropriate experiments is not available as a result of financial constraints. This approach contributes to a better diffusion of knowledge about optics. The examples given in this book are comparable to those found in standard textbooks on optics and are suitable for self-study. This text enables the user to study and understand optics using hands-on simulations with Python. Python is our programming language of choice because of its open-source availability extensive functionality and an enormous online support. Essentials of programming in Python 3. x including graphical user interface are also provided. The codes in the book are available for download on the book’s website. Discusses most standard topics of traditional physical and geometrical optics through Python and PyQt5 Provides visualizations and in-depth descriptions of Python’s programming language and simulations Includes simulated laboratories where students are provided a hands-on exploration of Python software Coding and programming featured within the text are available for download on the book’s corresponding website. Understanding Optics with Python by Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan Hassen Ghalila Ahmed Ammar and L. Srinivasa Varadharajan is born around a nice idea: using simulations to provide the students with a powerful tool to understand and master optical phenomena. The choice of the Python language is perfectly matched with the overall goal of the book as the Python language provides a completely free and easy-to-learn platform with huge cross-platform compatibility where the reader of the book can conduct his or her own numerical experiments to learn faster and better. — Costantino De Angelis University of Brescia Italy Teaching an important programming language like Python through concrete examples from optics is a natural and in my view very effective approach. I believe that this book will be used by students and appreciated greatly by instructors. The topic of modelling optical effects and systems where the students should already have a physical background provides great motivation for students to learn the basics of a powerful programming language without the intimidation factor that often goes with a formal computer science course. — John Dudley FEMTO-ST Institute Besançon France

GBP 130.00
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Field Theory of Nonimaging Optics

Field Theory of Nonimaging Optics

This book aims to overcome the traditional ray paradigm and provide an analytical paradigm for Nonimaging Optics based on Field Theory. As a second objective the authors address the connections between this Field Theory of Nonimaging Optics and other radiative transfer theories. The book introduces the Field Theory of Nonimaging Optics as a new analytical paradigm not statistical to analyze problems in the frame of nonimaging geometrical optics with a formulation based on field theory of irradiance vector D. This new paradigm provides new principles and tools in the optical system design methods complementary to flowline method overcoming the classical ray paradigm. This new Field paradigm can be considered as a generalization of the ray paradigm and new accurate and faster computation algorithms will be developed. In a parallel way the advance in the knowledge of the principles of Field Theory of Nonimaging Optics has produced clear advances in the connection between nonimaging optics and other apparently disconnected theories of radiation transfer. The irradiance vector D can be considered as the macroscopic average of Poynting vector with a clear connection with radiation pressure. Lorentz geometry techniques can also be applied to study irradiance vector D. There are clear thermodynamic connections between the nonimaging concentrator and Stefan-Boltzmann law of radiation. From this thermodynamic connection nonimaging optics and irradiance vector D can also be studied from a phase space point of view. This book is intended for researchers graduate students academics and professionals looking to analyze design and optimize optical systems.

GBP 120.00
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Optics of the Human Eye

Optics of the Human Eye

This book describes the optical structure and optical properties of the human eye. For ease of reference the most commonly useful topics are at the beginning and topics with narrower appeal are placed towards the end. The book is divided into five sections covering: Basic optical structure of the eye including the refracting components the pupil axes and simple models of the eye Image formation and refraction of the eye including refractive errors measurement and correction Interactions between light and the eye considering transmission reflection and scatter in the media and at the fundus Aberrations and retinal image quality Depth-of-field and age-related changes in the optics of the eye There have been many developments in the field of visual optics since the first edition was published in 2000. There have been advances in instrumentation for imagery biometry and aberrations of the eye. The refraction anomaly of myopia has increased in prevalence throughout the world and is getting increasing attention because of its association with ocular pathology in the middle and later years of life. Ocular aberrations are now considered in terms of Zernike polynomials rather than Taylor polynomials. Aberrations can be manipulated to better understand their effects on visual performance to improve imagery of the retina for the betterment of diagnosis of various ocular conditions and to treat the progression of myopia in children. To deal with these developments the section on aberrations and retinal image quality has undergone considerable revision. This book will be an invaluable purchase for all those with an interest in vision such as optometrists ophthalmologists vision scientists optical physics and student of visual optics. An understanding of the optics of the human eye is particular important to designers of ophthalmic diagnostic equipment and visual optical systems such as telescopes.

GBP 115.00
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