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Fundamentals of optics / Francis A. Jenkins, Harvey E. White.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1957.Edition: 3d edDescription: vii, 637 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Fundamentals of optics.DDC classification:
  • 535
LOC classification:
  • QC355 .J4 1957
Other classification:
  • 33.18
Also issued online.
Contents:
pt. I. Geometrical optics. Light rays -- Plane surfaces -- Spherical surfaces -- Thin lenses -- Thick lenses -- Spherical mirrors -- The effects of stops -- Ray tracing -- Lens aberrations -- Optical instruments -- pt. II. Physical optics. Light waves -- The superpostition of waves -- Interference of two beams of light -- Interference involving multiple reflections -- Fraunhofer diffraction by a single opening -- The double slit -- The diffraction grating -- Fresnel diffraction -- The velocity of light -- The electromagnetic character of light -- sources of light and their spectra -- Absorption and scattering -- Dispersion -- The polarization of light -- Reflection -- Double refraction -- Interference of polarized light -- Optical activity -- Magneto-optics and electro-optics -- pt. III. Quantum optics. Photons.
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First ed. published in 1937 under title: Fundamentals of physical optics.

Includes index.

pt. I. Geometrical optics. Light rays -- Plane surfaces -- Spherical surfaces -- Thin lenses -- Thick lenses -- Spherical mirrors -- The effects of stops -- Ray tracing -- Lens aberrations -- Optical instruments -- pt. II. Physical optics. Light waves -- The superpostition of waves -- Interference of two beams of light -- Interference involving multiple reflections -- Fraunhofer diffraction by a single opening -- The double slit -- The diffraction grating -- Fresnel diffraction -- The velocity of light -- The electromagnetic character of light -- sources of light and their spectra -- Absorption and scattering -- Dispersion -- The polarization of light -- Reflection -- Double refraction -- Interference of polarized light -- Optical activity -- Magneto-optics and electro-optics -- pt. III. Quantum optics. Photons.

Also issued online.

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