Optical Physics, 4/e (Hardcover)

This fourth edition of a well-established textbook takes students from fundamental ideas to the most modern developments in optics. Illustrated with 400 figures, it contains numerous practical examples, many from student laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations. Aimed at undergraduate and advanced courses on modern optics, it is ideal for scientists and engineers. The book covers the principles of geometrical and physical optics, leading into quantum optics, using mainly Fourier transforms and linear algebra. Chapters are supplemented with advanced topics and up-to-date applications, exposing readers to key research themes, including negative refractive index, surface plasmon resonance, phase retrieval in crystal diffraction and the Hubble telescope, photonic crystals, super-resolved imaging in biology, electromagnetically induced transparency, slow light and superluminal propagation, entangled photons and solar energy collectors. Solutions to the problems, simulation programs, key figures and further discussions of several topics are available at www.cambridge.org/lipson.

這本廣受好評的教科書的第四版，從基本概念一直到光學領域最新的發展，為學生提供了全面的學習資源。書中有400幅插圖，包含許多實際例子，其中不乏學生實驗和講座示範。適用於本科和高級現代光學課程，也非常適合科學家和工程師閱讀。本書涵蓋了幾何光學和物理光學的原理，並引入了量子光學，主要使用傅立葉變換和線性代數。各章節還補充了高級主題和最新應用，讓讀者接觸到關鍵的研究主題，包括負折射率、表面等離子共振、晶體繞射中的相位恢復和哈伯望遠鏡、光子晶體、生物超分辨成像、電磁誘導透明、慢光和超光速傳播、紡織光子和太陽能收集器。本書附有問題的解答、模擬程式、重要圖表以及更多有關多個主題的討論，可在www.cambridge.org/lipson網站上獲得。