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A Valuable Reference for Understanding Basic Optical Principals

Need a crash course in optics? If you are a non-specialist with little or no knowledge of optical components, systems, or hardware, who suddenly finds it necessary to work with optics in your given field, then Optics Essentials: An Interdisciplinary Guide is the book for you. Aimed at engineers and other interdisciplinary professionals tackling optics-related challenges, this text provides a basic overview of optical principles, concepts, and applications as well as worked examples throughout. It enables readers to gain a basic understanding of optics and sense of optical phenomena, without having to commit to extended periods of study.

Contains MATLAB® Simulations and Suggested Experiments

The book provides MATLAB simulations to help the reader visualize concepts, includes simple experiments using everyday materials that are readily available to solidify optical principles, and provides worked examples throughout. It contains a set of suggested experiments in each chapter designed to help the reader understand and visualize the basic principles. While this book assumes that the reader has a basic background in mathematics, it does not burden or overwhelm them with complex information or heavy mathematical equations. In addition, while it also briefly discusses advanced topics, readers are directed to the appropriate texts for more detailed study.

Comprised of 11 chapters, this illuminating text:

Describes light sources, such as lasers, light-emitting diodes, and thermal sources
Compares various light sources, and photometric and radiometric parameters
Discusses light detection, including various detector types, such as photon detectors and thermal detectors, and other topics relating to light detection
Addresses manipulation of light, and covers reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference, absorption, and scattering
Factors in polarization
Explores the basic principles of geometrical optics, covering ray tracing and formulation based on the assumption that light comprises of optical ´rays´
Defines imaging systems and topics related to imaging systems
Refers to guiding light waves
Considers various topics related to optics, electronics, software, and applications
Covers combining optical systems with electronics and software
Presents various optical sensing phenomena and different types of sensors
Optics Essentials: An Interdisciplinary Guide simplifies optical principles to make it easy to grasp by technical professionals that are outside of the optical field, and serves industry professionals, technical managers, researchers, and students.



Optical Systems and Components

Descriptions

References

Light Sources

Lasers (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)

Light-Emitting Diodes

Selecting Light Sources

Conversion from Radiometric to Photometric Quantities

Conversion from Photometric to Radiometric Quantities

Thermal Sources

Blackbody Radiation

References

Light Detection

Photon Detectors

Thermal Detectors

Noise in Photodiodes

Photodetectors for Low-Light Level Detection

Integrating Spheres for Light Measurement

Lock-In Amplification for Detecting Low-Light Level Signals

Detector Figures of Merit

Detectivity

Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference

Spectrometers

References

Manipulation of Light

Reflection

Reflection from Flat Mirror

Refraction

Reflection Coefficient at Dielectric Interface

Diffraction

Diffraction Gratings

Interference

Absorption

Diffusers and Scattering

Small Particle Scattering

Large Particle Scattering

Application of Diffusers

Suggested Experiments

References

Polarization

Polarizers

Birefringence, Retardation, and Wave Plates

Polarized Light Reflection

Polarization of Small Particle Scattering

Suggested Experiments

References

Geometrical Optics

Ray Tracing Methods

Lens Maker's Formula

Thin Lens Formulation

Ray Tracing Formulation

Graphical Method of Ray Tracing

Principal Plane Method

Matrix Method of Ray Tracing

Sign Conventions

Beam Shaping from Laser Diode

References

Imaging Systems

Optical Resolution

Two-Dimensional Imaging Systems

One-Dimensional Imaging Systems; Line Scan Sensors

Stops

Monochromatic Aberrations

Chromatic Aberrations

Various Types of Illumination

Coherent Illumination

Incoherent or Partially Coherent Illumination

Point Source and Diffuse Illumination and Multiangle Illumination

References

Guiding Lightwaves

Light Guiding and Total Internal Reflection

Fiber Optics

Planar Waveguides and Integrated Optics

Coupling Between Fibers and Waveguides

Active Integrated Optical Devices

Suggested Simulations

Suggested Experiments

References

Optics, Electronics, Software, and Applications

Combining Optics, Electronics, and Software

Separating Optical and Electronics Effects

Applications

Optical Sensing

Optical Sensors and Sensing Mechanism

Sensing Change in Light Intensity

Sensing Change in Absorption

Change in Color (Wavelength)

Change in Refractive Index

Interferometric Optical Sensors

Some Applications of Interferometry

Sensing Change in Polarization Angle

Polarization-Dependent Reflection

Polarimetric-Based Electric and Magnetic Sensors

Sensing by Detecting Changes in Diffraction

Angle or Wavelength

Spectral Sensing of Temperature

Sensing Fluorescence Emission

Sensing Fluorescence Lifetime

Holography-Based Sensors

Surface Plasmon Based Sensors

Fiber Optic Sensors

Intensity Detection Fiber Optic Sensors

Evanescence Field Fiber Optic Sensors

Fiber-Grating Sensors

Michelson and Mach-Zehnder Interferometric

Fiber Optic Sensors

Sagnac Interferometer Fiber Optic Sensors for Rotation Sensors

Integrated Optical Sensors

Imaging Sensors

Starting Point to Design or Choose a Sensing System

References

Advanced Experiments

References

Advanced Topics

References

Appendices

Index