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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