Optics Essentials

Optics Essentials

by Araz Yacoubian
Released September 2018
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781351832212

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Book description

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 re

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Author
  8. Chapter 1 Optical Systems and Components
    1. 1.1 Chapter Descriptions
    2. References
  9. Chapter 2 Light Sources
    1. 2.1 Lasers (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)
    2. 2.2 Light-Emitting Diodes
    3. 2.3 Selecting Light Sources
    4. 2.4 Conversion from Radiometric to Photometric Quantities
    5. 2.5 Conversion from Photometric to Radiometric Quantities
    6. 2.6 Thermal Sources
    7. 2.7 Blackbody Radiation
    8. References
  10. Chapter 3 Light Detection
    1. 3.1 Photon Detectors
    2. 3.2 Thermal Detectors
    3. 3.3 Noise in Photodiodes
    4. 3.4 Photodetectors for Low-Light Level Detection
    5. 3.5 Integrating Spheres for Light Measurement
    6. 3.6 Lock-In Amplification for Detecting Low-Light Level Signals
    7. 3.7 Detector Figures of Merit
      1. 3.7.1 Detectivity
      2. 3.7.2 Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference
    8. 3.8 Spectrometers
    9. References
  11. Chapter 4 Manipulation of Light
    1. 4.1 Reflection
      1. 4.1.1 Reflection from Flat Mirror
    2. 4.2 Refraction
      1. 4.2.1 Reflection Coefficient at Dielectric Interface
    3. 4.3 Diffraction
      1. 4.3.1 Diffraction Gratings
    4. 4.4 Interference
    5. 4.5 Absorption
    6. 4.6 Diffusers and Scattering
      1. 4.6.1 Small Particle Scattering
      2. 4.6.2 Large Particle Scattering
      3. 4.6.3 Application of Diffusers
    7. 4.7 Suggested Experiments
    8. References
  12. Chapter 5 Polarization
    1. 5.1 Polarizers
    2. 5.2 Birefringence, Retardation, and Wave Plates
    3. 5.3 Polarized Light Reflection
    4. 5.4 Polarization of Small Particle Scattering
    5. 5.5 Suggested Experiments
    6. References
  13. Chapter 6 Geometrical Optics
    1. 6.1 Ray Tracing Methods
    2. 6.2 Lens Maker’s Formula
    3. 6.3 Thin Lens Formulation
    4. 6.4 Ray Tracing Formulation
    5. 6.5 Graphical Method of Ray Tracing
    6. 6.6 Principal Plane Method
    7. 6.7 Matrix Method of Ray Tracing
    8. 6.8 Sign Conventions
    9. 6.9 Beam Shaping from Laser Diode
    10. References
  14. Chapter 7 Imaging Systems
    1. 7.1 Optical Resolution
    2. 7.2 Two-Dimensional Imaging Systems
    3. 7.3 One-Dimensional Imaging Systems; Line Scan Sensors
    4. 7.4 Stops
    5. 7.5 Monochromatic Aberrations
    6. 7.6 Chromatic Aberrations
    7. 7.7 Various Types of Illumination
      1. 7.7.1 Coherent Illumination
      2. 7.7.2 Incoherent or Partially Coherent Illumination
      3. 7.7.3 Point Source and Diffuse Illumination and Multiangle Illumination
    8. References
  15. Chapter 8 Guiding Lightwaves
    1. 8.1 Light Guiding and Total Internal Reflection
    2. 8.2 Fiber Optics
    3. 8.3 Planar Waveguides and Integrated Optics
    4. 8.4 Coupling Between Fibers and Waveguides
    5. 8.5 Active Integrated Optical Devices
    6. 8.6 Suggested Simulations
    7. 8.7 Suggested Experiments
    8. References
  16. Chapter 9 Optics, Electronics, Software, and Applications
    1. 9.1 Combining Optics, Electronics, and Software
    2. 9.2 Separating Optical and Electronics Effects
    3. 9.3 Applications
  17. Chapter 10 Optical Sensing
    1. 10.1 Optical Sensors and Sensing Mechanism
      1. 10.1.1 Sensing Change in Light Intensity
      2. 10.1.2 Sensing Change in Absorption
      3. 10.1.3 Change in Color (Wavelength)
      4. 10.1.4 Change in Refractive Index
      5. 10.1.5 Interferometric Optical Sensors
        1. 10.1.5.1 Some Applications of Interferometry
      6. 10.1.6 Sensing Change in Polarization Angle
        1. 10.1.6.1 Polarization-Dependent Reflection
        2. 10.1.6.2 Polarimetric-Based Electric and Magnetic Sensors
      7. 10.1.7 Sensing by Detecting Changes in Diffraction Angle or Wavelength
      8. 10.1.8 Spectral Sensing of Temperature
      9. 10.1.9 Sensing Fluorescence Emission
      10. 10.1.10 Sensing Fluorescence Lifetime
      11. 10.1.11 Holography-Based Sensors
      12. 10.1.12 Surface Plasmon Based Sensors
    2. 10.2 Fiber Optic Sensors
      1. 10.2.1 Intensity Detection Fiber Optic Sensors
      2. 10.2.2 Evanescence Field Fiber Optic Sensors
      3. 10.2.3 Fiber-Grating Sensors
      4. 10.2.4 Michelson and Mach-Zehnder Interferometric Fiber Optic Sensors
      5. 10.2.5 Sagnac Interferometer Fiber Optic Sensors for Rotation Sensors
      6. 10.2.6 Integrated Optical Sensors
    3. 10.3 Imaging Sensors
    4. 10.4 Starting Point to Design or Choose a Sensing System
    5. References
  18. Chapter 11 Advanced Experiments
    1. References
  19. Chapter 12 Advanced Topics
    1. References
  20. Appendix A: Simulations
  21. Appendix B: Computing Diffraction Pattern
  22. Appendix C: Polarization Calculations Using Jones Vectors and Matrices
  23. Appendix D: MATLAB® Simulation Function Files
  24. Index

Product information

  • Title: Optics Essentials
  • Author(s): Araz Yacoubian
  • Release date: September 2018
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781351832212