Statistical Optics
Published on 14. August 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-471-39916-2 (ISBN)
Description
This text and reference discusses the statistical methods necessary for treating many problems in modern optics, and how best to apply those methods to a variety of problems in the fields of image formation and detection. This paperback reprint of this classic work will allow a new generation of scientists to benefit from this material.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
782 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-39916-2 (9780471399162)
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Content
Random Variables. Random Processes. Some First--Order Properties of Light Waves. Coherence of Optical Waves. Some Problems Involving High--Order Coherence. Effects of Partial Coherence on Imaging Systems. Imaging in the Presence of Randomly Inhomogeneous Media. Fundamental Limits in Photoelectric Detection of Light. Appendixes. Index.