Experiments with Light

Ajoy Ghatak (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

152 Seiten

2015
Viva Books (Verlag)
978-81-309-3166-1 (ISBN)

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Since the fabrication of the first laser in 1960, research and development in the area of optics has grown with tremendous speed. Optics has now become an extremely important area of study in schools, colleges and universities.Because of optics’ numerous applications, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015). There will be year-long festivals associated with the International Year of Light. This book (written primarily to encourage young students to study light) is a part of this celebration.

Ajoy Ghatak joined IIT Delhi in 1966 and has recently retired from there as Professor of Physics. He is the recipient of several awards including the 2008 SPIE Educator award, the 2003 OSA Beller award and the 1979 CSIR SS Bhatnagar award. He is author of several books, including his undergraduate text on optics which has been translated into Chinese and Persian. His other recent books include Albert Einstein: A Glimpse of his Life, Philosophy and Science and Einstein and the Special Theory of Relativity.

Foreword
Preface

1. Introduction
2. Refraction of Light, Total Internal Reflection & The Optical Fiber
3. Focusing of Laser Beams
4. Dispersion and Rainbow
5. What is a Wave?
6. Interference of Light
7. Diffraction of Light
8. Electromagnetic Waves
9. Polarization of Light
10. Einstein’s Light Quantum: The Photon
11. Line Spectrum & Doppler Effect
12. E = mc2
13. Rayleigh & Raman Scattering
14. Fiber Amplifiers & Fiber Lasers
15. Photon Momentum & Wave Particle Duality
16. EPR Paradox & Bell’s Inequality: A Simple Analysis

Appendix A: Refractive Index and Snell’s Law
Appendix B: Mathematical Expressions for Linearly Polarized Waves and for Circularly Polarized Waves
Appendix C: Expressions for Interference & Diffraction Patterns

References & Suggested Readings

There is also a DVD with the book which contains

1. Power Point slides of all diagrams & photographs in the book
2. Power Point slides of a few animations explaining the concepts.
3. A video clip showing effects of a focused light beam from a fiber laser; video courtesy: Professor David Payne, University of Southampton
4. A video clip showing Einstein explaining E = mc2.
5. Richard Feynman’s Messenger Lecture on “The Double Slit Paradox: Particle or Wave”
6. Lecture 1 is a popular lecture on “Fiber Optics: A Brief History” – Recording Courtesy: IIT Delhi.
7. Lecture 2 is on “Einstein & E = mc2” – Recording Courtesy: IIT Delhi.
8. Lecture 3 is on “The Light Quantum” – Recording Courtesy: IIT Delhi.
9. Lecture 4 is a general lecture on “Einstein & His Year of Miracles” – Recording Courtesy: Dr. Anil Roy @ Ahmedabad.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.2015
Zusatzinfo	DVD
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Optik
ISBN-10	81-309-3166-4 / 8130931664
ISBN-13	978-81-309-3166-1 / 9788130931661
Zustand	Neuware