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This title makes a difficult topic
understandable for both residents and practicing physicians. ... Read more

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Clear, concise presentation of clinical optics
I used this book in optometry school and found it invaluable. It clearly presents optics, refraction, magnification, neutralization, and ophthalmic instrumentation. It was one of the more valuable books I purchased inschool. ... Read more

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Written to help trainee ophthalmologists, this textbook is now the recognised text on optics for the examinations of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the Royal Surgical Colleges. It approaches the subject from first principles and assumes no previous knowledge of optics.

The book has been kept as simple as possible and is liberally complemented with diagrams designed to be easily understood and memorised. Only the most fundamental and clinically useful mathematical formulae are quoted, and the optical principles are applied to clinical situations.

Ophthalmology examinations have changed substantially since the last edition was written and a total rewrite of this essential guide has become necessary. The third edition has been made more comprehensive and detailed to keep up with these changes and incorporates three new chapters: refractive surgery, contact lenses and lasers. Other new material includes photometry, visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, colour vision, absorptive lenses, fluorescence, ultrasound, and the specular microscope. ... Read more

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Better than I expected
Having spoken with other people who'd studied optics before, their opinions of this book were mixed. Some who's opinions and study methods I really respected hated it, so I approached it with trepidation. But as I flicked through this 250-page book, I grew very fond of it. And I think you will too.

Well-formatted, full of diagrams, it contains just enough mathematical equations to be a little scary without being completely off-putting. The text is concise, if sometimes a little brief, explaining difficult concepts well. Those who did not enjoy it complained that the diagrams were contradictory and confusing - I disagree. Although some of the diagrams are complex, with a little attention and thought they can help to clarify the idea that just sits beyond comprehension through the text alone.

I liked it. If you're doing the Masters at Sydney Uni, it's a good choice.

"sweet and sour"
i'm sweet on the size and concise format of this book but i am also sour about the outdated nature of the material......it desperately needs an update. but worst of all is the plethora of misleading diagrams, really counterproductive in truth. still, texts on this subject matter are few and most avoid diagrams far more. the scope is broad but the bias is not towards current treatment and instrumentation. ... Read more

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This book by one of the leaders in adaptive optics covers the fundamental theory and then describes in detail how this technology can be applied to large ground-based telescopes to compensate for the effects of atmospheric turbulence. It includes information on basic adaptive optics components and technology, and has chapters devoted to atmospheric turbulence, optical image structure, laser beacons, and overall system design. The chapter on system design is particularly detailed and includes performance estimation and optimization. Combining a clear discussion of physical principles with numerous real-world examples, this book will be a valuable resource for all graduate students and researchers in astronomy and optics. ... Read more

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Traveler
When I asked an astronomer what book he recommended for adaptive optics he disappeared into the control room and returned with 'Hardy'.

If you are a technical person---read this book first. Than Roddier...

The book is a must for readers interested in adaptive optics
The book does an excellent job of describing the basic principles and the practice of adaptive optics for astronomical applications.The author was a pioneer in adaptive optics and in the 1970s he built the first systemcapable of compensating a large astronomical telescope at visiblewavelengths.The book gives a good history of adaptive optics including anexcellent bibliography.Wavefront sensors, correctors, laser beacons, andwavefront reconstruction and control systems are described.Currentadaptive optics programs are described and future prospects are discussed. I had the good fortune of working with the author at the time the firstadaptive optics system was built and the author conveys in this book theexcitement we felt about adaptive optics at that time.While the book isvery specialized and technical, and the number of readers who will enjoythe book is limited, if you are interested in adaptive optics the readingof this book is a must. ... Read more

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Queensland Univ. of Technology, Australia. Describes the optical structure and optical properties of the human eye. Discusses image formation and refraction of the eye, interactions between light and the eye, considering transmission, reflection, and scatter. For clinicians and students of optometry and ophthalmology. Softcover. ... Read more

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With the growing proliferation of nanotechnologies, powerful imaging technologies are being developed to operate at the sub-nanometer scale. The newest edition of a bestseller, the Handbook of Charged Particle Optics, Second Edition provides essential background information for the design and operation of high resolution focused probe instruments.

The book’s unique approach covers both the theoretical and practical knowledge of high resolution probe forming instruments. The second edition features new chapters on aberration correction and applications of gas phase field ionization sources. With the inclusion of additional references to past and present work in the field, this second edition offers perfectly calibrated coverage of the field’s cutting-edge technologies with added insight into how they work.

Written by the leading research scientists, the second edition of the Handbook of Charged Particle Optics is a complete guide to understanding, designing, and using high resolution probe instrumentation.

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The most comprehensive and up-to-date optics resource available

Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics, Third Edition, contain everything a student, scientist, or engineer requires to actively work in the field. From the design of complex optical systems to world-class research and development methods, this definitive publication provides unparalleled access to the fundamentals of the discipline and its greatest minds.

Individual chapters are written by the world's most renowned experts who explain, illustrate, and solve the entire field of optics. Each volume contains a complete chapter listing for the entire Handbook, extensive chapter glossaries, and a wealth of references. This pioneering work offers unprecedented coverage of optics data, techniques, and applications.

Volume II covers design, fabrications, testing, sources, detectors, radiometry, and photometry. ... Read more

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Provides engineers, designers, & technicians with a firm background in both optical physics & circuit design. Paper. ... Read more

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R.N. Wilson's two-volume treatise on reflecting telescope optics has become a classic in its own right. It is intended to give a complete treatment of the subject, addressing the professional in research and industry as well as students of astronomy and amateur astronomers. This first volume, Basic Design Theory and its Historical Development, is devoted to the theory of reflecting telescope optics and systematically recounts the historical progress. The author's approach is morphological, with strong emphasis on the historical development. The book is richly illustrated including spot-diagrams analysing special systems in modern form. In this second edition, the historical section has been revised. Various improvements to the text have been made and new systems such as the 4-lens corrector of Delabre and the LADS corrector are now covered in this volume. The concluding part II treats Manufacture, Testing, Alignment, Modern Techniques. ... Read more

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A superb and most complete reference about telescope optics
Since the mid-19th century and the application by Foucault of chemical silvering to glass mirrors, reflecting telescopes have gradually taken over from refracting ones, to eventually become the dominant telescope concept over the entire 20th century. Reflecting Telescope Optics I (RTO I) is an unequaled reference for those who have interest in the field, be they students, telescope designers, professional or amateur astronomers.In Chapter 1 the author takes us on a short, fascinating and at times surprising, journey through the history of telescope design. A delightful story of men, ideas and fascinating machines. It stems from the account by the author that optics is one of those sciences whose progress is inescapably tied to the progress of experimentation and technology. Chapter I tells about great ideas which, sometimes, had to wait for centuries before being understood and recognized. The second and third chapters deal with Gaussian optics and aberration theory, respectively. Fundamental aspects of Gaussian optics are reviewed in a concise manner, albeit to a level of detail sufficient to make the book a valuable reference for an advanced course on geometrical optics. The same comment applies to the third chapter, which deals with aberration theory of telescopes -in the broadest sense. All relations necessary to set up a design, understand and evaluate its first order (paraxial) properties and third order aberrations are clearly demonstrated and their implications thoroughly analyzed.Section 2.2.5.2, in particular, will be invaluable to set up the basis for a two-mirror telescope design, while section 3.2.4 provides all necessary information to evaluate its aberrations. Tables and practical examples provide most useful illustrations to the theory, and serve as well for quick reference when reviewing properties of existing designs.A thorough review of one- and two-mirror design solutions is provided in sections 3.2.6 and 3.2.7, together with detailed illustrations and numerical examples. Section 3.3 provides much detailed and useful information on third order aberrations. A unique and most complete review of wide-field telescope designs, from Schmidt and Maksutov solutions to less known three- and four-mirror designs, is proposed in section 3.6; off-axis designs are addressed in section 3.7, together with a detailed analysis of the effects of decentering of 2-mirror telescopes. Even if this is certainly not its main purpose, there is little doubt that these sections will retain the attention of amateur telescope makers as well.Elaborating on a generalization of the Schwarzschild Theorem, the author demonstrates the relation between the number of optical surfaces and the achievable compensation of third order aberrations. The four-mirror designs with spherical primary and secondary mirrors derived in section 3.6.5.3 pave the way for giant telescopes beyond the 10-m range. Despace effects are reviewed in much detail (section 3.8), unfortunately in the restricted case of two-mirror designs only. As such effects can be of utmost importance with regards to preservation of optical quality and may come to play a role in a trade-off between otherwise equivalent designs, it seems to me that a broader -and, in view of its tremendous complexity, simplified- account would have usefully complemented the review of three- and four mirror designs of section 3.6. A brief but quite complete account of diffraction theory and its relation to aberrations is provided in section 3.10. This section is essential to the completeness of RTO I; it provides the key to understanding image formation and properties, and appeals to the broadest range of readers. Chapter 4 covers field correctors and focal extenders/reducers in great detail, and provides a brief account of atmospheric dispersion correctors, thereby adding to the completeness of RTO I.Finally, theory meets reality in chapter 5, which provides a delectable and most instructive account of major telescope projects -and ideas related to them- from the early 19th century until the mid-1980's. It should be pointed out that, although RTO I deals with telescope optics in a largely theoretical manner, realistic constraints and limitations are given due regard, a consequence of the author's impressive experience in telescope design and fabrication.This review would be incomplete if no acknowledgment were made to the rigorous and consistent formalism of the author, as well as to the useful indices, list of symbols, tables and figures, the most complete bibliography, and the unique portrait gallery of major figures in the field.Indeed, a unique reference in a superb presentation. ... Read more

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Written by a pioneer in the field, this overview of charged particle optics provides a solid introduction to the subject area for all physicists wishing to design their own apparatus or better understand the instruments with which they work. It begins by introducing electrostatic lenses and fields used for acceleration, focusing and deflection of ions or electrons. Subsequent chapters give detailed descriptions of electrostatic deflection elements, uniform and non-uniform magnetic sector fields, image aberrations, and, finally, fringe field confinement.

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A complete guide to measuring both current optical networks and those on the horizon. Teaches how to characterize all three basic components of a fiber optic communication system: the optical transmitter, fiber medium, and optical receiver. DLC: Optical communications - Testing. ... Read more

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Not for Physicists
The book covers alot of material, but often repeats itself in later chapters.

The index is dreadful - making it exceedingly difficult to find what you want in a hurry. I normally ended up using the contents and hoping for the best.

The book is written for engineers rather than Physicists, as it does little in the way of Physical justifcation for the principles it presents.

There is however, not other book {to my knowledge} that covers this material, thus making the book a worthwhile purchase.

Test and Measurement Bible
This books stands heads and shoulders above anything else written so far on the test and measurement of fiber optic systems and components. The other reviewers have given details about the books content, so I'll say why I liked the book.

Two main reasons: 1) The authors go into detail regarding how different instruments work from physical principles. Such an understanding is useful in understanding a device's (and measurement's) accuracy and validity.

2) The practical tips and explanations on how to make measurement alone make this an essential reference. This book neatly compliments theoretical books and papers by explaining how the typical measurements you may read about in a journal article are made and the underlying issues that contribute/take away from a measurement's efficacy/accuracy.

Some of my colleagues say that because this book was written by HP people and the examples shown involve HP instruments, this book loses some value. If so, this loss is miniscule.

Most photonic test instruments, HP or not, work on more or less the same principles. Whether or not you own HP instruments, you will find this book an invaluable reference.

Essential Test and Measurement Book
This text is essential for anyone who wishes to test or measure optical sub-components, components, systems, or devices. Dennis lays out the fundamentals of each measurement in an easy to understand format. This is especially useful because this field is growing tremendously and often utilizes people from other fields who lack familiarity with these measurements. This book provides as easy to understand tutorial for people who need to learn these techniques. If you can't measure what you have very well, you don't know what you sent to your customer; and if they can't measure what you sent them, they don't know what they have.

Best book on Fiber Optic Testing
I have known the test and measuring work performed by HP people since1989, specially the written work from Dr. Christian Hentschel (one of theauthors of the book) on lightwave standards and test procedures. Afterworking all these years in the fiber optic and optoelectronics field, Ihave found this precisious book, and I highly recommend it to every one whoneeds to work on fiber optic communications. For sure, this book will easlybe a first reference on the field.

Best Book For Everyone in Fiber Telecommunication
I am an engineer in fiber telecommunication. I found this book is the best one for everyone in fiber optics industry. Not just theory, it gives you lots of real view how they test in HP. If you want to read this book, logonHP websit as a reference. If you are in optical industry, email me. I wantto make more friends in this field. ... Read more

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The need for both intrinsic and extrinsic fiber optic sensor technologies continues to grow. To meet the demands of this fast expanding applications-driven market, Fiber Optic Sensors, Second Edition presents both the latest advances in fiber optic sensor technology, such as the application of photonic crystal fibers to fiber optic gyroscopes, and recent application opportunities, including the use of fiber optic sensors as a minimally invasive medical treatment.

The new edition of this seminal work highlights the development of fiber optic sensors, while providing an overview of current methods for the construction of high-speed and high-capacity fiber optic systems. Two new chapters cover topics such as femtosecond laser illumination inscription and the growing application sector of fiber optic chemical and biological sensors.

Adding significant new material, the book continues to provide a progressive history of each sensor type as well as basic principles and fundamental building blocks for practical applications in the electrical aerospace, defense and manufacturing, smart structure, undersea surveillance, medical, and gas and oil industries. ... Read more

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Updated edition?
This is the 2nd edition 'published in 2008'of a book of the same title published in the year 2002.

There are eleven chapters in this book. Eight of these eleven chapters have no references published after the year 2000! 'Chapter 5 and Chapter 11 are newly added chapters'. One has references up to the year 2006 and the other up to the year 2007. As for Chapter 8: 'The content of this chapter has been substantially updated in this new version...'. It has references up to the year 2006. I was particularly disappointed in Chapter 10 on 'Applications of Fiber Optic Sensors'. The last reference was to a 1999 paper.
There are companies that sell fiber optic sensors but there was no mention of them that I could find including, for example, Luna Innovations, Hansen Medical, Blue Road Research, and FISO.
It is interesting that Eric Udd, author of the Chapter 1 'Overview of Optical Sensors' is with Blue Road Research. They have patents on fiber optic sensors issued after 2002 --- with Udd as an inventor-- listed on their web site.
This book covers most of the basics and can be useful. I found the organization of some of the chapters helpful.
However, if you want an up-to-date treatment of the subject, this book may prove disappointing. ... Read more

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Free space optics is a telecommunications technique which is already being used for everyday exchange of information and has many advantages over other techniques (bandwidth, low cost, mobility of the equipment, security, etc.); within the next decade, it is likely to become an integral and essential part of data-processing architectures and telecommunications.
A history of wireless optical telecommunications is given, together with a recapitulation of the application of the principles of electromagnetism to free-space optics. Coverage is also given to the transmitters and receivers of optical beams, whih are the basis of any optical communication system. These devices were responsible for the first truly significant advances in the performance of these systems.
Special attention is given to the problems associated with the propagation of photons, both in the presence and absence of obstacles, since these are key issues in gaining an understanding of future telecommunication systems based on wireless optics. Finally, the authors considwer standards, as well as safety and confidentiality issues. ... Read more

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Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography. ... Read more

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Now in a new full-color edition, Fundamentals of Photonics, Second Edition is a self-contained and up-to-date introductory-level textbook that thoroughly surveys this rapidly expanding area of engineering and applied physics. Featuring a logical blend of theory and applications, coverage includes detailed accounts of the primary theories of light, including ray optics, wave optics, electromagnetic optics, and photon optics, as well as the interaction of photons and atoms, and semiconductor optics. Presented at increasing levels of complexity, preliminary sections build toward more advanced topics,
such as Fourier optics and holography, guided-wave and fiber optics, semiconductor sources and detectors, electro-optic and acousto-optic devices, nonlinear optical devices, optical interconnects and switches, and optical fiber communications.

Each of the twenty-two chapters of the first edition has been thoroughly updated. The Second Edition also features entirely new chapters on photonic-crystal optics (including multilayer and periodic media, waveguides, holey fibers, and resonators) and ultrafast optics (including femtosecond optical pulses, ultrafast nonlinear optics, and optical solitons). The chapters on optical interconnects and switches and optical fiber communications have been completely rewritten to accommodate current technology.

Each chapter contains summaries, highlighted equations, exercises, problems, and selected reading lists. Examples of real systems are included to emphasize the concepts governing applications of current interest. ... Read more

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Terrible textbook - barely any examples, disorganized
As another reviewer mentioned, this book seems like it's a good reference, but it is the worst book to learn from. There are barely any problems with worked out solutions. Moreover, the writing is disorganized - as the content is being developed, equations from all over the book are referred to. Figures from other pages are constantly referred to within the text, which makes it difficult to focus on the material in between page flips. If this is a required textbook for your class, definitely buy a supplemental textbook that has worked examples. You're going to have a hard time learning from this book.

Fundamentals of Photonics
You don't have to have a PhD in physics to understand the material in this book. All you need is a basic understanding of calculus and physics (electricity and magnetism).The book is well-written and full of good example problems.The graphics are very clear and laid-out well.To put things into perspective, there is also some coverage of the historical aspects of the field.

Great book for self study
If you're looking for a book that can give you thorough knowledge about photonics, this book is probably the best choice. It is very well written, consistent throughout the chapters, and very insightful. Most notably, it is one of the few books where the mathematical description is presented in a clear way. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to get broader and deeper knowledge about the field of photonics/optoelectronics. Especially Ph.D. students looking for a good reference book will appreciate the Saleh-Teich.

Over 20 days delivery
I understand the shipping time is rely on USPS, but the seller should help the buyer to track thei package. Do not reply standard emails to tell them to wait!

Info Rich
I purchased this book as a text for a grad level optics course. The book covers a very broad range of material, however, there is a shortage of examples and most of the problems are geared towards proving concepts rather than demonstrating applications. ... Read more

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A classroom-tested introduction to integrated and fiber optics

This text offers an in-depth treatment of integrated and fiber optics, providing graduate students, engineers, and scientists with a solid foundation of the principles, capabilities, uses, and limitations of guided-wave optic devices and systems. In addition to the transmission properties of dielectric waveguides and optical fibers, this book covers the principles of directional couplers, guided-wave gratings, arrayed-waveguide gratings, and fiber optic polarization components.

The material is fully classroom-tested and carefully structured to help readers grasp concepts quickly and apply their knowledge to solving problems. Following an overview, including important nomenclature and notations, the text investigates three major topics:

• Integrated optics
• Fiber optics
• Pulse evolution and broadening in optical waveguides

Each chapter starts with basic principles and gradually builds to more advanced concepts and applications. Compelling reasons for including each topic are given, detailed explanations of each concept are provided, and steps for each derivation are carefully set forth. Readers learn how to solve complex problems using physical concepts and simplified mathematics.

Illustrations throughout the text aid in understanding key concepts, while problems at the end of each chapter test the readers' grasp of the material.

The author has designed the text for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students in physics and electrical and computer engineering, and scientists. Each chapter is self-contained, enabling instructors to choose a subset of topics to match their particular course needs. Researchers and practitioners can also use the text as a self-study guide to gain a better understanding of photonic and fiber optic devices and systems. ... Read more