Statistical Optics

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.

ISBN	0471399167	Pages	576
ISBN13	9780471399162 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd	Weight (grammes)	782
Imprint	John Wiley & Sons Inc	Published in	New York
Format	Paperback	Series title	Wiley Classics Library
Publication date	05 Sep 2000	Height (mm)	233
Library of Congress	00708884	Width (mm)	163
DEWEY	535.015195	Spine width (mm)	30
DEWEY edition	DC21	Academic level	General, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

1	Introduction	1
2	Random Variables	7
3	Random Processes	60
4	Some First-Order Properties of Light Waves	116
5	Coherence of Optical Waves	157
6	Some Problems Involving High-Order Coherence	237
7	Effects of Partial Coherence on Imaging Systems	286
8	Imaging in the Presence of Randomly Inhomogeneous Media	361
9	Fundamental Limits in Photoelectric Detection of Light	465
App. A	The Fourier Transform	528
App. B	Random Phasor Sums	533
App. C	Fourth-Order Moment of the Spectrum of a Detected Speckle Image	539
	Index	543

"The book is authoritative and thorough and well presented." (Robotica, Vol.19 2001)

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