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Author:   Robert K Tyson (The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)
Publisher:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Imprint:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9780750310574

ISBN 10:   075031057
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   22 August 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Theory of optical propagation and diffraction 1.1 The Helmholtz Equation 1.2 The Integral Theorem of Helmholtz and Kirchhoff 1.3 The Rayleigh-Sommerfeld Formulation of Diffraction 2. Fourier analysis and linear systems 2.1 Fourier transforms and Fourier analysis 2.2 Fourier Analysis in Two Dimensions 2.3 Fourier Transform Theorems 2.4 Separable Functions 2.5 Useful Functions and Fourier Transform Pairs 2.6 Linear Systems 3. Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction and wave optics 3.1 Diffraction at the boundary of an aperture 3.2 The Fresnel Approximation 3.3 Fresnel Diffraction Calculations 3.4 The Fraunhofer Approximation 4. Fourier transforms and optics 4.1 Fourier Transforming Properties of Lenses 4.2 Coherence and Fourier transforming 4.3 Monochromatic Image Formation 5. Imaging systems and aberrations 5.1 Coherent image formation and the amplitude transfer function 5.2 Incoherent image formation and the optical transfer function 5.3 Aberrations and their Effects 5.4 Resolution 6. Enabling Applications 6.1 Manipulating light 6.2 Incoherent Optical Processing 6.3 Optical coherence tomography 6.4 Optical Testing 6.5 Optical information processing 6.6 Spatial Filtering and Propagation 6.7 Spatial Filters 6.8 Optical Correlators 7. Practical Applications 7.1 Pattern Recognition and Encoding 7.2 Image Hiding and Image Encryption 7.3 Image Processing and Restoration 7.4 Holography 7.5 Fourier Optics in Optical Communications

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The subject matter of the book is well organized and is easily understandable... Overall, the book is well written and useful for applied physicists and engineers. -- Om Prakash Singh * Zentralblatt MATH 1359 *

The subject matter of the book is well organized and is easily understandable... Overall, the book is well written and useful for applied physicists and engineers. Om Prakash Singh 2014 Zentralblatt MATH 1359, FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure -- Om Prakash Singh * Zentralblatt MATH 1359 *

The subject matter of the book is well organized and is easily understandable ...Overall, the book is well written and useful for applied physicists and engineers. Om Prakash Singh, Zentralblatt MATH 1359

The subject matter of the book is well organized and is easily understandable... Overall, the book is well written and useful for applied physicists and engineers. Om Prakash Singh 2014 Zentralblatt MATH 1359, FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure -- Om Prakash Singh * Zentralblatt MATH 1359 *

Author Information

Robert Tyson is a Fellow of SPIE and professor emeritus at the Department of Physics and Optical Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Before joining the faculty of UNC, Robert worked in aerospace industry (United Technologies Corporation and Schafer Corporation) for more than 20 years. Working in the field of atmospheric propagation and adaptive optics, he has authored seven books in adaptive optics at various levels as well as graduated a number of master’s and PhD students whose research was in physical (or Fourier) optics.

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