Introduction to Fourier Optics

Joseph W. Goodman

Roberts and Company Publishers, 2005 - Family & Relationships - 491 pages

Fourier analysis is a ubiquitous tool that has found application to diverse areas of physics and engineering. This book deals with its applications in optics, and in particular with its applications to diffraction, imaging, optical data processing, holography and optical communications.

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Contents

• Introduction: 1
• Foundations of Scalar Diffraction Theory: 31
• Fresnel and Fraunhofer Diffraction: 63
• WaveOptics Analysis of Coherent Optical Systems: 97
• Frequency Analysis of Optical Imaging Systems: 127
• Wavefront Modulation: 173
• Analog Optical Information Processing: 219
• Holography: 297
• Fourier Optics in Optical Communications: 399
• A Delta Functions and Fourier Transform Theorems: 433
• B Introduction to Paraxial Geometrical Optics: 441
• Polarization and Jones Matrices: 455
• The Grating Equation: 463

About the author

Joseph W. Goodman held the William Ayer Chair in Electrical Engineering at Stanford, and also served in several administrative posts, including Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering, and Senior Associate Dean of Engineering for Faculty Affairs. He is now the William Ayer Professor Emeritus. His work has been recognized by a variety of awards and honors, including the F.E. Terman Award of the American Society for Engineering Education, the Dennis Gabor Award of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), the Max Born Award, the Esther Beller Hoffman Award, the Ives Medal from the Optical Society of America, and the Education Medal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has served as president of the Optical Society of America and the International Commission for Optics.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Introduction to Fourier Optics; McGraw-Hill physical and quantum electronics series
• Author: Joseph W. Goodman
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Roberts and Company Publishers, 2005
• ISBN: 0974707724, 9780974707723
• Length: 491 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / General; Science / Physics / Atomic & Molecular; Science / Physics / Electricity; Science / Physics / General; Science / Physics / Optics & Light; Technology & Engineering / Electrical; Technology & Engineering / Optics