The Fabry-Perot Interferometer: History, Theory, Practice and Applications / Edition 1

by M Vaughan

Overview

The Fabry-Perot Interferometer: History, Theory, Practice and Applications presents an invaluable introduction to the Fabry-Perot interferometer, including a brief overview of its history, a look at its applications, and plenty of practical advice on how to use the instrument.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780852741382
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1989
Series:	Series in Optics and Optoelectronics
Pages:	604
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.70(d)

Table of Contents

Historical background. Basic elements of optical spectroscopy. The plane Fabry-Perot interferometer. Practical operation of plane Fabry-Perot interferometers. The spherical Fabry-Perot interferometer. Multiple and multi-pass interferometers. Applications to atomic spectroscopy. Application to astronomy and astrophysics. Application to light scattering studies of materials. Applications to metrology, optical bistability, velocimetry, infrared, sensors, plasma physics, miscellaneous devices. Appendices. References and further reading. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"… enjoyable at many levels-for its historical interest, as an overall perspective of some 25 years of exciting developments and as a valuable source of information of the state of the art."
-Nature

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