Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering

The first textbook on mathematical methods focusing on techniques for optical science and engineering, this text is ideal for upper division undergraduate and graduate students in optical physics. Containing detailed sections on the basic theory, the textbook places strong emphasis on connecting the abstract mathematical concepts to the optical systems to which they are applied. It covers many topics which usually only appear in more specialized books, such as Zernike polynomials, wavelet and fractional Fourier transforms, vector spherical harmonics, the z-transform, and the angular spectrum representation. Most chapters end by showing how the techniques covered can be used to solve an optical problem. Essay problems based on research publications and numerous exercises help to further strengthen the connection between the theory and its applications.

Author: Gregory J. Gbur
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/14/2011
Pages: 800
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.83lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.10w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780521516105

About the Author
Gbur, Gregory J.: - Greg Gbur is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Optical Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he has taught a graduate course on mathematical methods for optics for the past five years and a course on advanced physical optics for two.