Fourier Series and Optical Transform Techniques in Contemporary Optics: An Introduction [Hardcover]

Raymond G. Wilson (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1995 | ISBN-10: 0471303577 | ISBN-13: 978-0471303572 | Edition: 1

Fourier Series and Optical Transform Techniques in Contemporary Optics

An Introduction

For anyone new to Fourier methods, this remarkable book will illuminate the subject like no other currently available. With over 280 illustrations generated by computer graphics, it depicts in 3-space (rather than the usual 2-space) the many basic functions of optical diffraction and imaging. These mind-stretching visualizations give the reader an enhanced understanding of both Fourier transform techniques and key principles in optics. At the same time, the author provides a lucid text that covers wave notation, the Fourier analysis of signals, the processing of light in diffraction phenomena and imaging, Zernicke polynomials, Fourier transforms for Fresnel diffraction, laser beacon adaptive optics, and related topics.

Ideal for self-teaching, this book is highly recommended for working engineers, technical staff, students of physical optics and signal analysis, and Fourier novices in all fields.

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An extensively illustrated introduction to Fourier transform methods containing 280+ figures which demonstrate in 3-space the numerous basic functions of optical diffraction and imaging. Covers the mathematical terminology for wave phenomena with emphasis on spatial frequency terms. The relationship between Fraunhofer diffraction by two-dimensional functions, the Fourier transform in 3-space and use of the convolution theorem are among the subjects discussed.

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Fourier Series and Optical Transform Techniques in Contemporary Optics

An Introduction

For anyone new to Fourier methods, this remarkable book will illuminate the subject like no other currently available. With over 280 illustrations generated by computer graphics, it depicts in 3-space (rather than the usual 2-space) the many basic functions of optical diffraction and imaging. These mind-stretching visualizations give the reader an enhanced understanding of both Fourier transform techniques and key principles in optics. At the same time, the author provides a lucid text that covers wave notation, the Fourier analysis of signals, the processing of light in diffraction phenomena and imaging, Zernicke polynomials, Fourier transforms for Fresnel diffraction, laser beacon adaptive optics, and related topics.

Ideal for self-teaching, this book is highly recommended for working engineers, technical staff, students of physical optics and signal analysis, and Fourier novices in all fields.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471303577
• ISBN-13: 978-0471303572
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,868,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Fourier Series and Optical Transform Techniques in Contemporary Optics: An Introduction (Hardcover)

Not useful at all.

This book is seriously outdated; most of the pages are spent displaying pointless 3d graphs that are almost meaningless, one after the other.

The only useful thing I found in this book was about doing ifft2 in MATLAB but that was about it.

If you are interested in the optics, or the fourier transform, look elsewhere.