Rays, waves and photons :a compendium of foundations and emerging technologies of pure and applied optics /

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"Version: 20200801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Introduction : pleased to meet you -- Acousto-optics : did you hear what I saw? -- Binoculars : from both sides now -- Cameras : got the picture? -- Optical communication : did you get the word? -- Diffraction : diffraction didactations -- Displays : do you see what I see? -- Electro-optics and magneto-optics -- Eye tracking : do you see where I see? -- Fiber optics : an inside job -- Glasses : some are half full -- Holography : is it real or is it a ...? -- Infrared : do you see what I can't? -- Optics institutions : are you institutionalized? -- Interference and interferometers : some constructive thoughts -- Lasers : a coherent discussion -- Lenses : focusing in -- Light : the light of our lives -- Optical lithography : I walk the line -- Medical optics : aaaah -- Microscopes : a little of this and a little of that -- Military optics : homing in -- Mirrors : through one darkly -- Nonlinear optics : outside the lines -- Optical design : the rays on d'etre -- Optics olio : mishmash -- Optical societies : high society -- Polarization : some circular reasoning -- Prisms : an acute discussion, not obtuse -- Radiometry and photometry : a precise and accurate treatment -- Reflection : noitcelfeR -- Refraction : as the light is bent -- Relativity : not Uncle Louie and Aunt Sadie -- Remote sensing : admiration from afar -- Scattering : scattered thoughts -- Scopes : scoping it out -- Solar energy : the Sun is my doing -- Sources : and there was light -- Spectacles : better to see you with -- Spectra of spectroscopy : ROYGBIV -- Speed of light : faster than a speeding bullet -- The stereoscope and stereoscopy : from both sides now -- Telescopes : truly astronomical -- Ultraviolet : aglow in the dark -- One man's glimpse of the future.Rays Waves and Photons presents the foundational concepts of optical science. Written by subject, each topic is presented in a standalone chapter with a brief historical foundation, current developments, and future predictions. With non-technical language, this book provides accessible content with terms, concepts and definitions, a glossary, and appendices to enhance the reader's experience. More than forty subjects are discussed including: optical design, lenses, cameras, microscopes, telescopes, lasers, fibers, missiles, autonomous cars and remote sensing. This book will provide a useful resource for students, teachers, professionals, and general audiences interested in the complexity of optical phenomena and devices.Students, professors, and technical and industry professionals in optics as a one-of-a-kind general interest book providing a thorough optics overview of all classical and emerging areas.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.William L. (Bill) Wolfe is Professor Emeritus at the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences. He monitored some 50 students and did research there for 25 years before retirement. His career in optics spans over 60 years in government, industry, and academia.Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 3, 2020).

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1 online resource (various pagings) :illustrations (some color).

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9780750326124

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Optical physics.
SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light.
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William L. Wolfe.

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