It then leads readers through a discussion of geometric optics that is essential to most optics projects. Drawing on his experience in industry, the author presents the fundamentals of optics related to the problems encountered by engineers and researchers in designing and analyzing optical systems.īeginning with a history of optics, the book introduces Maxwell’s equations, the wave equation, and the eikonal equation, which form the mathematical basis of the field of optics. Based on a graduate course taught at Northeastern University, Optics for Engineers provides a rigorous, practical introduction to the field of optics.
There is a growing need for engineers to understand the principles of optics in order to develop new instruments and improve existing optical instrumentation. Applications of optics are now found in products such as laser printers, bar-code scanners, and even mobile phones. The field of optics has become central to major developments in medical imaging, remote sensing, communication, micro- and nanofabrication, and consumer technology, among other areas.
