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Light and Matter
This book covers the following topics: Scaling and estimation, Velocity and relative motion, Acceleration and free fall, Force and motion, Analysis of forces, Newton's laws in three dimensions, Vectors, Vectors and motion, Circular motion, Gravity, Conservation of energy, Simplifying the energy zoo, Work: the transfer of mechanical energy, Conservation of momentum, Conservation of angular momentum, Thermodynamics, Vibrations, Resonance, Free waves, Electricity and circuits, non mechanical universe, relativity and magnetism, Electromagnetism, General relativity, The ray model of light, Images by reflection, Images, quantitatively, Refraction, Wave optics and Rules of randomness.
Author(s): Benjamin Crowell
1024 Pages 
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Advances in Lasers and Electro Optics
This book is divided in four sections. The book presents several physical effects and properties of materials used in lasers and electro-optics in the first chapter and, in the three remaining chapters, applications of lasers and electro-optics in three different areas are presented.
Author(s): Nelson Costa and Adolfo Cartaxo
NA Pages
Optics Lecture Notes by M P Vaughan
This book covers the following topics: Waves and Photons, The Physics of Waves,The Huygens-Fresnel Principle, Diffraction, Maxwell's Equations, Polarisation, Fermats Principle, Spherical Lenses and Mirrors, Crystal Symmetry and Optical Instruments.
Author(s): M P Vaughan
NA Pages
This note explains the following topics: Geometrical optics, Mechanical and electromagnetic oscillations, Basic properties of waves, Mechanical waves, Electromagnetic waves, Physical optics.
Author(s): University of Saskatchewan
NA Pages
The main goal of this note is to introduce engineers to the characteristics of light that can be used to accomplish a variety of engineering tasks especially in mechanical analysis at macro and micro scales. Topics covered includes: Geometric Optics and Electromagnetic wave Theory Introduction to Light sources and photodetectors Geometric Moire: In-plane displacement measurement and out of plane displacement measurement, Geometric Moire, Moire Interferometry: Interference and Diffraction, Grating fabrication, Moire Interferometry: Holographic and Laser Speckle, Interferometry, Photoelasticity: theory, techniques and Multilayer structure: waveguide, filters, Introduction to fiber optic and waveguide delivery and detection, Periodic structure sensors.
Author(s): Wei-Chih Wang
NA Pages
This book covers the following topics: Scaling and estimation, Velocity and relative motion, Acceleration and free fall, Force and motion, Analysis of forces, Newton's laws in three dimensions, Vectors, Vectors and motion, Circular motion, Gravity, Conservation of energy, Simplifying the energy zoo, Work: the transfer of mechanical energy, Conservation of momentum, Conservation of angular momentum, Thermodynamics, Vibrations, Resonance, Free waves, Electricity and circuits, non mechanical universe, relativity and magnetism, Electromagnetism, General relativity, The ray model of light, Images by reflection, Images, quantitatively, Refraction, Wave optics and Rules of randomness.
Author(s): Benjamin Crowell
1024 Pages
Physical Optics Lecture Notes (PDF 44P)
This note covers the following topics: elementary electromagnetic waves, maxwells equations, the material equations and boundary conditions, Poynting's vector and the energy law, the wave equation and the speed of light, scalar waves, pulse propagation in a dispersive medium, general electromagnetic plane wave, harmonic electromagnetic waves of arbitrary form time averages, harmonic electromagnetic plane wave polarisation, reflection and refraction of a plane wave.
Author(s): Jakob J. Stamnes
44 Pages
This note covers the following topics: basic optics, introduction, properties of light, color, spectral power, polarization, optical fundamentals, Fermats principle, Snells law, Fresnel equations, Etendue, coherence, scattering, optical laboratory toolbox, introduction, creating light, lasers, leds, directing light, lenses or mirrors, fibers, controlling wavelength, diffraction grating, etalons, harmonic generation, measuring light, detectors, cameras or dyes.
Author(s): Laura Kranendonk
32 Pages
This note covers the following topics: light basics, wavelength and frequency, reflection, refraction, dispersion, lenses and mirrors, spherical lens or mirror, concave VS convex, focal point, focal length, spherical aberration in lenses, reducing spherical aberration in lenses interactive, the lens doublet corrects spherical aberration, parabolic shape eliminates spherical aberration, correcting spherical aberration in mirrors, chromatic aberration: a problem of lenses, the lens doublet corrects chromatic aberration, atmospheric absorption of light, why stars twinkle: atmospheric distortion of light, light pollution.
Author(s): NA
NA Pages
This note covers the following topics: Introduction to nonlinear optics, The nonlinear susceptibilities and their symmetries, Quasi-monochromatic fields and the degeneracy factor in nonlinear optics, Quantum mechanics : Formulation of linear optical interactions, Formulation of nonlinear optical interactions, Linking the microcscopic to the macroscopi and Spatial symmetries in nonlinear optics, The nonlinear electromagnetic wave equation.
Author(s): Fredrik Jonsson
NA Pages
Intensity in interference and diffraction (PDF)
This note explains the following topics: Intensity in Double-slit Interference, Intensity in Single-slit Diffraction and Euler’s formula.
Author(s): Daniel F. Styer
3 Pages
Photonic Crystals Molding the Flow of Light[PDF 13mb]
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The Fiber Optic Data Communications for the premises environment
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Photoelectric Properties and Applications of Low Mobility Semiconductors
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Photonic Crystals Molding the Flow of Light [PDF 13Mb]
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INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM OPTICS [PDF 33p]
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