Optical Measurements for Scientists and Engineers
Optical Measurements for Scientists and Engineers
Max Mankin , Harvard University, Massachusetts
$105.00
USDWith this accessible, introductory guide, you will quickly learn how to use and apply optical spectroscopy and optical microscopy techniques. Focusing on day-to-day implementation and offering practical lab tips throughout, it provides step-by-step instructions on how to select the best technique for a particular application, how to set up and customize new optical systems, and how to analyze optical data. You will gain an intuitive understanding of the full range of standard optical techniques, from fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy to super resolution microscopy. Understand how to navigate around an optics lab with clear descriptions of the most common optical components and tools. Including explanations of basic optics and photonics, and easy-to-understand mathematics, this is an invaluable resource for graduate students, instructors, researchers and professionals who use or teach optical measurements in laboratories.
- Provides a comprehensive survey of optical microscopy, optical spectroscopy and practical laboratory optics
- Includes intuitive explanations of key optical principles, techniques and components
- Offers practical tips for selecting and using optical techniques
Reviews & endorsements
'This book contains five chapters, starting with a very precise and clear explanation of different optical phenomena. Fully covering ground-level knowledge for working in any optics lab … This guide is easy to understand and an invaluable resource as a must-have, day-to-day implementation handbook for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers and professionals who perform optical research and measurement in laboratories.' Ishtiaque Ahmed, Optics & Photonics News
Product details
May 2018Hardback
9781107173019
318 pages
253 × 193 × 16 mm
0.85kg
224 b/w illus. 6 tables
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