
Paradigm of Optical Imaging
Swapan K. Saha(Author)
Jenny Stanford Publishing
1st Edition
Published on 13. October 2025
Book
Hardback
700 pages
978-981-5129-82-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book deals with various aspects of optical imaging such as technologies and design, evaluation and calibration, and their scientific applications and results. It discusses the fundamental aspects of optical imaging, Fourier optics, and imaging physics with emphasis on image retrieval techniques and anatomy and diagnostics of optical imaging systems. In addition to ray optics, the book describes the technical details of several important instruments, such as spectroscopes, microscopes, telescopes, interferometers, and medical diagnosis-related instruments. Added further are the factors that affect the quality of the images, speckles and holography, and passive and active methods that permit a telescope to achieve diffraction-limited imaging from the ground. The book will be a valuable resource for astronomers and students involved in the design of modern instrumentation or those attempting to make use of data with instrumentation designed by others.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Postgraduate
Illustrations
146 s/w Zeichnungen, 10 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 10 farbige Abbildungen, 18 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 164 s/w Abbildungen
146 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Halftones, color; 18 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, color; 164 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
1220 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-5129-82-3 (9789815129823)
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Paradigm of Optical Imaging
E-Book
10/2025
Taylor & Francis
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Swapan K. Saha
Paradigm of Optical Imaging
E-Book
10/2025
Taylor & Francis
€255.99
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Person
Swapan K. Saha, formerly at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, India, has a strong interest in experimental physics, optical interferometry in particular, and has developed various instruments. His research interests encompass observational astronomy, high-resolution imaging, aperture synthesis, adaptive optics, atmospheric sciences, and image processing. Author of several books and numerous research papers and articles, Prof. Saha is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Optics (Springer) and the Asian Journal of Physics and has edited a book, 21st Century Astrophysics, as well as a special issue of the Asian Journal of Physics on "Astrophysics" in 2004.
Content
1. Fundamentals of Optical Imaging. 2. Fourier Analysis. 3. Imaging Physics. 4. Anatomy and Diagnostics of Optical Imaging Systems. 5. Imaging Instruments for Astronomical Applications. 6. Imaging Techniques for Medical Applications. 7. Factors Affecting Image Quality. 8. Speckles and Holography. 9. Retrieval of Turbulence-Affected Images. Appendix A: Typical Function Definitions. Appendix B: Correlation Methods. Appendix C: Interference between Radiation Sources. Appendix D: Principles of Emissions.