A First Course in Laboratory Optics

Learn the essential skills of laboratory optics and its underlying theoretical framework with seven key experiments.

Andri M. Gretarsson (Author)

9781108488853, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 June 2021

300 pages
26 x 18.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.62 kg

An optics experiment is the product of intricate planning and imagination, best learned through practice. Bringing forth the creative side of experimental physics through optics, this book introduces its readers to the fundamentals of optical design through seven key experiments. The book includes several topics to support readers preparing to enter industrial or academic research laboratories. Optical sources, model testing and fitting, noise, geometric optics, optical processes such as diffraction, interference, polarization, and optical cavities, are just some of the key topics included. Coding tutorials are provided in the book and online to further develop readers' experience with design and experimental analysis. This guide is an invaluable introduction to the creative and explorative world of laboratory optics.

Preface
1. Light Waves
2. Components and Methods
3. Geometric Optics
4. Physical Optics
5. Interferometry
6. Lasers
7. Optical Cavities
8. Polarization
9. Optical Noise
Appendix A. Analyzing and Displaying Data With Matlab and Python
Appendix B. Computer Code: Matlab
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Applied optics [TTB], Optical physics [PHJ], Classical mechanics [PHD]