{"product_id":"physical-optics-alan-r-mickelson-9780442006143","title":"Physical Optics","description":"1 Introduction.- 1.1 About Physical Optics.- 1.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum.- 1.3 Overview of the Following Chapters.- References.- Problems.- 2 Maxwell's Equations and Plane Wave Propagation.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Some Preliminaries.- 2.3 Monochromatic Plane Waves.- 2.4 Polychromatic Plane Waves.- 2.5 Propagation in Polarizing Optical Systems.- 2.6 Striated Media.- References.- Problems.- 3 Material Polarization and Dispersion.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Complexity in the Microscopic World.- 3.3 A Derivation of the Lorentz-Lorenz Relation.- 3.4 The Spring Model of Matter.- 3.5 Wave Propagation in Dispersive Media.- 3.6 Macroscopic Models of More Exotic Effects.- References.- Problems.- 4 Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Media.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Microscopic Basis for the Existence of an Index Tensor.- 4.3 Fresnel's and the Index Ellipsoids.- 4.4 The Normal Surface and the Ray Surface.- 4.5 Some Propagation Effects in Crystals.- 4.6 Some Polarization Devices.- References.- Problems.- 5 Geometrical Optics.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 The WKB Approximation as it Relates to Geometrical Optics.- 5.3 The Eikonal Equation.- 5.4 Energy Flow and Radiometry.- 5.5 Paraxial Ray Optics.- 5.6 About Optical Instruments.- 5.7 Phase Space and Liouville's Theorem.- References.- Problems.- 6 Interferenee.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 The Michelson Interferometer.- 6.3 Other Interferometers.- 6.4 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer.- 6.5 Young's Interferometer and Spatial Coherence.- 6.6 Hanbury-Brown and Twiss Interferometer.- References.- Problems.- 7 Diffraetion.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Green's Theorem and Scalar Diffraction.- 7.3 Rayleigh-Sommerfeld Theory.- 7.4 Van Cittert-Zemicke Theorem.- 7.5 Diffraction Gratings and Spectrometers.- References.- Problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan R. Mickelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0442006144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780442006143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Van Nostrand Reinhold Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.23w x 0.87d","brand":"Alan R. Mickelson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962496340223,"sku":"9780442006143","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26e44c57-89bb-4c16-a119-368462e0076d.jpg?v=1750651623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/physical-optics-alan-r-mickelson-9780442006143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}