Optical technology is essential in many applications in medicine, communication and imaging. This book provides a basic overview of optical principles, concepts and applications, as well as worked examples throughout the text. The author enables readers to gain a basic understanding of optics without having to commit to an in-depth study. The book includes MATLAB simulations to help the reader visualize concepts. It also contains a set of suggested experiments in each chapter. The content should be easy to grasp by technical professionals, technical managers, researchers and students. This book is for the non-specialist with little or no knowledge of optical components, systems or hardware.
Review by A. Zakery, professor of physics, Shiraz University, Iran
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