Optical Propagation in Linear Media: Atmospheric Gases and Particles, Solid-State Components, and Water

Michael E. Thomas9780195091618, 0-19-509161-2

A typical optical system is composed of three basic components: a source, a detector, and a medium in which the optical energy propagates. Many textbooks cover sources and detectors, but very few cover propagation in a comprehensive way, incorporating the latest progress in theory and experiment concerning the propagating medium. This book fulfills that need. It is the first comprehensive and self-contained book on this topic. It is useful reference book for researchers, and a textbook for courses like Laser Light Propagation, Solid State Optics, and Optical Propagation in the Atmosphere.

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Table of contents :
Contents……Page 12
PART I: BACKGROUND THEORY AND MEASUREMENT……Page 20
1.1 Introduction……Page 22
1.2 Macroscopic Properties in Vacuum……Page 26
1.3 Optical Propagation in Vacuum……Page 35
Problems……Page 39
Notes……Page 40
Bibliography……Page 42
2.1 Macroscopic Properties in Matter……Page 44
2.2 Optical Propagation in Matter……Page 89
2.3 Microscopic Properties in Matter……Page 90
Problems……Page 93
Bibliography……Page 95
3.1 Quantum Mechanics I……Page 96
3.2 Introduction to Spectroscopy……Page 103
3.3 Spectroscopy of Gases……Page 108
3.4 Spectroscopy of Solids……Page 131
3.5 Spectroscopy of Liquids……Page 146
Problems……Page 149
Bibliography……Page 151
4 Electrodynamics I: Macroscopic Interaction of Light and Matter……Page 152
4.2 Classical Oscillator Model……Page 153
4.3 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary……Page 176
4.4 Single Scattering……Page 181
Problems……Page 191
Bibliography……Page 193
5.1 Quantum Optics……Page 194
5.2 Statistical Distribution Functions……Page 195
5.3 Quantum Mechanics II……Page 201
5.4 Semiclassical Oscillator Model……Page 208
5.5 The Einstein Relation and Spontaneous Emission……Page 212
5.6 Quantum Optics of Low-Density Gases……Page 214
5.7 Quantum Electronics……Page 232
Problems……Page 239
Bibliography……Page 241
6.1 Refractive Index and Absorption Coefficient Measurements……Page 244
6.2 Scatter Measurements……Page 271
Problems……Page 276
Bibliography……Page 278
PART II: PRACTICAL MODELS FOR VARIOUS MEDIA……Page 280
7.1 The Atmosphere of the Earth……Page 282
7.2 Molecular Absorption and Refraction……Page 290
7.3 Molecular Scattering……Page 347
7.4 Applications and Computer Codes……Page 349
Problems……Page 361
Bibliography……Page 363
8.1 Solid-State Optics……Page 372
8.2 Absorption and Refraction……Page 380
8.3 Scattering……Page 423
8.4 Computer Codes and Examples……Page 426
Problems……Page 438
Bibliography……Page 442
9.1 Optical Properties of Pure Water……Page 446
9.2 Seawater……Page 453
9.3 Applications……Page 457
Bibliography……Page 460
10.1 Particle Distributions and Composition……Page 462
10.2 Particle Absorption and Scatter……Page 465
10.3 Scatter and Atmospheric Optics……Page 468
10.4 Scatter and Ocean Optics……Page 472
10.5 Computer Codes and Examples……Page 473
Problems……Page 475
Bibliography……Page 476
11.1 Path and Background Emission……Page 478
11.2 Scattering into the Path……Page 482
11.3 Photon Noise……Page 483
11.4 Examples of Path Emission and Scatter……Page 484
Bibliography……Page 492
Appendix 1: Symbols and Units……Page 494
Appendix 2: Special Functions……Page 498
Appendix 3: Hilbert and Fourier Transforms……Page 502
Appendix 4: Model Parameters for Gases, Liquids, and Solids……Page 510
Appendix 5: Electromagnetic Field Quantization……Page 566
B……Page 572
E……Page 573
I……Page 574
N……Page 575
R……Page 576
T……Page 577
Z……Page 578