Optical physics

This fourth edition of a well-established textbook takes students from fundamental ideas to the most modern developments in optics. Illustrated with 400 figures, it contains numerous practical examples, many from student laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations. Aimed at undergraduate and advanced courses on modern optics, it is ideal for scientists and engineers. The book covers the principles of geometrical and physical optics, leading into quantum optics, using mainly Fourier transforms and linear algebra. Chapters are supplemented with advanced topics and up-to-date applications, exposing readers to key research themes, including negative refractive index, surface plasmon resonance, phase retrieval in crystal diffraction and the Hubble telescope, photonic crystals, super-resolved imaging in biology, electromagnetically induced transparency, slow light and superluminal propagation, entangled photons and solar energy collectors. Solutions to the problems, simulation programs, key figures and further discussions of several topics are available at www.cambridge.org/lipson. Chap1ed.pdf......Page 7 Chap2ed.pdf......Page 24 Chap3ed.pdf......Page 56 Chap4ed.pdf......Page 103 Chap5ed.pdf......Page 140 Chap6ed.pdf......Page 174 Chap7ed.pdf......Page 214 Chap8ed.pdf......Page 246 Chap9ed.pdf......Page 302 Chap10ed.pdf......Page 353 Chap11ed.pdf......Page 394 Chap12ed.pdf......Page 441 Chap13ed.pdf......Page 512 Chap14ed.pdf......Page 548 Appendix1ed.pdf......Page 594 Appendix2ed.pdf......Page 600 This fourth edition of a well-established textbook is ideal for undergraduate and advanced courses on modern optics. Numerous practical examples are given, many from student laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations. Illustrated with 400 figures, text is supplemented by advanced topics and up-to-date applications. Additional resources are available at www.cambridge.org/lipson. Òptical Physics is written for the advanced undergraduate student to learn optical physics as if sitting in the classroom of a master educator ...chapter summaries and side discussions in the margins once again are added to make the textbook more useful to the student' College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona L̀ipson's Optical Physics has a long proud history as a definitive text on optics. This new addition adds recent developments such as super-resolution while retaining all the key material and beautiful images from the earlier editions.' Durham University --Book Jacket T̀his book is an excellent treatment of optics, emphasizing physical principles and their consequences.' University of Wisconsin