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Название: Optics
Автор: Ajoy Ghatak
Аннотация:
The first laser was fabricated in 1960, and since then there has been a renaissance in the field of optics. From optical
amplifiers to laser physics, fiber optics to optical communications, optical data processing to holography, optical sensors to
DVD technology, ultrashort pulse generation to super continuum generation, optics now finds important applications in
almost all branches of science and engineering. In addition to numerous practical applications of optics, it is said that it was
the quest to understand the “nature of light” that brought about the two revolutions in science: the development of quantum
mechanics started with an attempt to understand the “light quanta,” and the starting point of the special theory of relativity
was Maxwell’s equations which synthesized the laws of electricity and magnetism with those of light. Because of all this, an
undergraduate course in optics has become a “must” not only for students of physics but also for students of engineering.
Although it is impossible to cover all areas in a single book, this book attempts to give a comprehensive account of a large
number of important topics in this exciting field and should meet the requirements of a course on optics meant for
undergraduate students of science and engineering.