Optics for Engineers, Second Edition

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to geometric and physical optics, focusing on topics critical to understanding how the basic principles of optics affect design decisions. It includes information on breadboarding experiments and prototypes and expands coverage of diffraction with numerous examples and practical reminders.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 576 pages
Publication date: 01 January 2021
Publisher: Apple Academic Press Inc.

This comprehensive textbook offers an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of geometric and physical optics, tailored to address the practical challenges faced by engineers and researchers in designing and analyzing optical systems. In this revised edition, the author emphasizes the critical aspects of optics that influence design choices, encompassing a broader range of topics. In addition to comprehensive information on breadboarding experiments and prototypes, the new edition expands its coverage of diffraction, providing numerous complete examples and practical reminders.

Professor Charles A. DiMarzio holds associate professor positions in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Bioengineering at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. With a background of 14 years at Raytheon Company's Electro-Optics Systems Laboratory, he has extensive expertise in coherent laser radar for air safety and meteorology. During his tenure, he contributed to projects such as an airborne laser radar flown on the Galileo-II to monitor airflow related to severe storms, pollution, and wind energy, as well as another laser radar to characterize the wake vortices of landing aircraft.

Professor DiMarzio's current research in biomedical optics revolves around microscopy, encompassing coherent imaging, structured illumination, and multi-modal imaging. He is also a founding member of Gordon-CenSSIS – the Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems.

This textbook serves as a valuable resource for students, engineers, and researchers seeking to gain a deeper understanding of geometric and physical optics, enabling them to apply their knowledge to real-world optical system design and analysis.

Dimension: 229 x 204 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781482263237
Edition number: 2 New edition