UID:
almahu_9948026437802882
Format:
1 online resource (357 p.)
ISBN:
1-282-28723-0
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9786612287237
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0-08-086014-1
Series Statement:
Methods of experimental physics ; v. 26
Content:
Physical Optics and Light Measurements
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Physical Optics and Light Measurements; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Volumes in Treatise; Chapter 1. Interference; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Two-Beam Interferometers; 1.3. Multiple-Beam Interferometers; 1.4. Multiple-Pass Interferometers; 1.5. Applications of Interferometry; References; Chapter 2. Diffraction and Scattering; 2.1. Diffraction; 2.2. Fresnel Diffraction; 2.3. Fraunhofer Diffraction and Fourier Transforms; 2.4. Diffraction Gratings; 2.5. Resolving Power of Optical Instruments; 2.6. The Abbe Theory of the Microscope; 2.7. Scattering
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ReferencesChapter 3. Optical Polarization; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Electromagnetic Description of Light; 3.3. Wave Propagation in Isotropic Media; 3.4. Wave Propagation for Metals; 3.5. Thin Films; 3.6. Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Media; 3.7. Slits, Gratings, and Metal Grid Polarizers; 3.8. Light Source and Detector Polarizations; 3.9. Polarization Determination and Mathematical Description; References; Chapter 4. Holography; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Theory of Holography; 4.3. Different Types of Holograms; 4.4. Some Applications of Holography; 4.5. Experimental Procedures in Holography
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ReferencesChapter 5. Photometry and Radiometry; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Symbols, Units. and Nomenclature; 5.3. Formulas for Blackbody Radiation; 5.4. Simple Radiative Transfer; 5.5. Radiometric Temperature Measurements; 5.6. Radiometric Instruments; 5.7. Measurements; 5.8. Photometry: Radiometry of Visible Light; References; Chapter 6. Detectors; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Figures of Merit; 6.3. Thermal Detectors; 6.4. Photon Detectors; 6.5. Noise; 6.6. Optical Window Material; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-475971-8
Language:
English
