MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Science Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


Optics

Synopsis Scalar diffraction theory. Fresnel-Kirchhoff diffraction integral. Fraunhofer diffraction as the Fourier transform of an aperture transmission function. Fourier optics. Fresnel diffraction; concept of zones. Coherence; general interference law for partially coherent light. Laser principle; spontaneous and stimulated emission, amplification, threshold condition. Holography.


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