, Fundamental Optical Models
Fundamental Optical Models addresses the theory of several fundamental optical problems and
provides insights into converting theory into computer software. The book brings together a variety
of essential theories and modeling tools – some only found in very old research papers – into a
single text and helps researchers to understand the theories needed to develop their own software
that can be customized for different projects. The book’s nine chapters cover the optics of multilayer
thin flms, planar waveguides, multilayer conformal thin flms on diffraction gratings, the method
of lines for modeling more general waveguides, cylindrical waveguides (i.e., optical fbers) with
multilayers, felds in the vicinity of the focus of a lens, “near feld to far feld” transforms, and
scattered feld fnite difference time domain modeling. To aid learning, the book includes a large
number of examples and helpful hints in converting theory into computer algorithms.
This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students studying electromagnetism and
optics, as well as industrial researchers.
Key Features:
• Addresses the critical gap between optical theory and practical implementation.
• Brings together a variety of fundamental optical theories and modeling tools that are often
scattered across very old research papers and diffcult-to-fnd sources.
• Includes numerous examples and helpful hints from a distinguished industrial physicist.
,
, Fundamental Optical Models
William A. Challener
Fundamental Optical Models addresses the theory of several fundamental optical problems and
provides insights into converting theory into computer software. The book brings together a variety
of essential theories and modeling tools – some only found in very old research papers – into a
single text and helps researchers to understand the theories needed to develop their own software
that can be customized for different projects. The book’s nine chapters cover the optics of multilayer
thin flms, planar waveguides, multilayer conformal thin flms on diffraction gratings, the method
of lines for modeling more general waveguides, cylindrical waveguides (i.e., optical fbers) with
multilayers, felds in the vicinity of the focus of a lens, “near feld to far feld” transforms, and
scattered feld fnite difference time domain modeling. To aid learning, the book includes a large
number of examples and helpful hints in converting theory into computer algorithms.
This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students studying electromagnetism and
optics, as well as industrial researchers.
Key Features:
• Addresses the critical gap between optical theory and practical implementation.
• Brings together a variety of fundamental optical theories and modeling tools that are often
scattered across very old research papers and diffcult-to-fnd sources.
• Includes numerous examples and helpful hints from a distinguished industrial physicist.
,
, Fundamental Optical Models
William A. Challener
