Optical Metrology - Hardcover

Gåsvik, Kjell J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471912468 ISBN 13: 9780471912460

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1987

Synopsis

Covers the four optical metrology techniques of holographic interferometry, moire techniques, speckle methods and photoelasticity in a single volume. Designed for the practical student of optical metrology, it can be divided into two parts. The first introduces the reader to the classical optical phenomena of wave propagation, interference, diffraction and polarization with simple explanations of coherence, imaging and optical filtering. Explanations are kept very simple, without getting involved in complicated electromagnetic theory and the coverage is restricted to those aspects necessary to understand the techniques in part two. The second part deals with optical metrology techniques with an introduction to the basic principles of interferometry, holography, speckle methods, moire-techniques, two- and three- dimensional photoelasticity, fibre optic sensors and other optical techniques. A particular feature is the special emphasis on modern applications such as video techniques, (including an extensive treatment of the video camera), digital image processing, polarizing state vectors and fibre optics.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Recent advances in optical devices and computer technology have enabled the development of new optical systems and techniques for measurement. Providing practical guidance for readers with a minimal background in optics, the third edition of this classic book explores the latest optical metrology technologies, from digital holography and digital speckle photography to fibre Bragg sensors and optical coherence tomography.

Features include:
* A chapter on computerised optical processes such as electronic speckle interferometry, digital holography and digital speckle photography.

* Sections introducing optical sources and detectors, including diode lasers, light emitting diodes and photoelectric detectors and the CCD camera.

* Coverage of digital fringe pattern measurement techniques with special emphasis on phase measurement interferometry and phase unwrapping.

* Detailed discussion on lasers and laser principles, including an introduction to radiometry and photometry.

* A revised chapter on digital image processing, including noise suppression, edge- and fringe detection with sub-pixel accuracy, the DFT and the FFT.

* End-of-chapter problems and solutions.
This holistic treatment provides students and professionals in the field of optical and communications engineering with an accessible and self-contained guide to all of the main optical metrology techniques in use today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0471912468
• ISBN 13: 9780471912460
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244