Topics in Optics and Laser Light in the Atmosphere - Hardcover

Mensah, Francis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1496905830 ISBN 13: 9781496905833

Publisher: Authorhouse, 2014

Synopsis

The book is a review of some basics notions in optics. The first chapter starts with a review of Newton?s laws and planetary motion and some related equations. The second chapter deals with the planet earth?s atmosphere; the third is an introduction to remote sensing. Chapter 4 and 5 introduce a background on Maxwell?s laws in electromagnetism and light polarization. Some other topics of interest have been also developed. Among these topics are the light interaction with spherical surfaces and related equations, light Interference, linear polarization by anisotropy, Fourier transform spectroscopy, and an introduction to Lidar.

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About the Author

Francis Mensah is currently Assistant Professor of Physics at Virginia Union University in the United States of America. He has been Lecturer of Physics and Mathematics at Howard University from 2007 to 2013 in both the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Mathematics. He was a also a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of the District of Columbia, in USA. Francis Mensah holds a Doctorate of Sciences, D.Sc. in Theoretical Physics from the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin and a PhD from Howard University in Applied Physics. He was a fellow of the Ecole Normale Superieure in Porto-Novo, Benin. Dr. Francis Mensah has taught various courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and is involved in laser physics research in the atmosphere. He is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences, the Society of Rheology, the American Geological Union, the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences and the Optical Society of America, (OSA). Francis Mensah has a profound love for teaching and research in Physics and Mathematics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1496905830
• ISBN 13: 9781496905833
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 310