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Optics for Engineers
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Optics for Engineers

by Charles A. DiMarzio
August 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
564 pages
20h 45m
English
CRC Press
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BASIC GEOMETRIC OPTICS
The concepts of geometric optics were well understood long before the wave nature of light
was fully appreciated. Although a scientic basis was lacking, reection and refraction were
understood by at least the 1600s. Nevertheless, we will follow the modern approach of basing
geometric optics on the underlying wave theory. We will begin by deriving Snell’s law from
Fermat’s principle in Section 2.1. From there, we will develop equations to characterize the
images produced by mirrors (Section 2.3) and refractive interfaces (Section 2.4). Combining
two refractive surfaces, we will develop equations for lenses in Section 2.5,
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ISBN: 9781439807255