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Optics made clear : the nature of light and how we use it
- Title
- Optics made clear : the nature of light and how we use it / William L. Wolfe.
- Author
- Wolfe, William L.
- Publication
- Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE Press, c2007.
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- Description
- xi, 263 p. : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Press monograph
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258) and index.
- Contents
- Preface -- 1 .The basics -- Waves -- Rays -- Photons -- Refraction and reflection -- Reflection, transmission, and absorption -- Emission and absorption -- Scattering -- 2. Components and instruments -- Mirrors -- Lenses -- Prisms -- Fibers -- Cameras -- Telescopes -- Detectors and displays -- Diffraction gratings -- Spectrometers -- Microscopes and magnifiers -- Other scopes -- Lasers -- Frequency doublers -- Binoculars -- Interferometers -- Radiometers -- Lights -- Other instruments -- The human eye -- Interference films and filters -- 3. Natural optical phenomena -- Environment -- Life -- 4. Applications -- Aerospace -- Agricultural exploits -- Art -- Automotive -- Communication -- Dentistry -- Displays -- Entertainment -- Forensics -- Home sweet home -- Industry -- Optics in everyday life -- Lighting -- Medicine -- Military -- Transportation -- Utilities -- Weather and climate -- 5. Critical steps in physics involving light -- Quantization -- Relativity -- Spectroscopy -- The Michelson-Morley experiment -- Appendix A. Sizes of things -- Appendix B. Information sources -- Glossary.
- Call Number
- JQE 13-955
- ISBN
- 0819463078
- 9780819463074
- LCCN
- 2006023057
- OCLC
- 70407862
- Author
- Wolfe, William L.
- Title
- Optics made clear : the nature of light and how we use it / William L. Wolfe.
- Imprint
- Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE Press, c2007.
- Series
- Press monograph
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JQE 13-955