Mastering Optics: An Applications Guide to Optical Engineering - Softcover

Blackwell, John; Thornton, Shane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077078756 ISBN 13: 9780077078751

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa, 1996

Synopsis

Optical engineering is one of the most exciting fields of development for engineering in the 20th century. After fibre optic communications, non-contact inspection and laster bar code readers it is one of the major areas in employment for engineers. This text is for engineers who have made the move to the optical regime but with little or no direct experience or understanding of the subject. Unlike traditional optical engineering texts, Mastering Optics does not assume even a basic understanding of the subject; in fact it is aimed at a multi-disciplined readership with the purpose of enabling the reader to master the vocabulary of optical engineering. All of the main concepts are addressed through the major applications, rather than as subjects in themeselves. Mathematical treatments are kept to an absolute minimum with the emphasis on understnading techniques and jargon rather than derivations from first principles.

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Synopsis

This introductory guide to optical engineering addresses all of the main concepts through the major applications, rather than as subjects in themselves. Mathematical treatments are kept to a minimum with the emphasis on understanding techniques and jargon.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0077078756
• ISBN 13: 9780077078751
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264