Contributors- Dr. Charley Bamber, Dr. Imad Hasan, Dr. Robert Weeks, Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi, Eng. Valerie Dube
Light The Nature of Light
Light and Shadows
Thermal Radiation
Light Production
Light Intensity
Light and Colour
Laws of Light
Optics
Plane Mirrors
Spherical Mirrors
Lenses
Prisms
Beamsplitters
Light Passing through Optical Components
Optical Instruments for Viewing Applications
Polarization of Light
Optical Materials - Dr. Charley Bamber
Waves and Diffraction
Waves
Interference and Diffraction
The Diffraction Grating
Interferometers
Spectrometers and Spectroscopes
Optical Fibres
Fibre Optic Cables
Advanced Fibre Optic Cables
Light Attenuation in Optical Components
Fibre-Optic Cable Types and Installations
Fibre-Optic Connectors
Passive Fibre Optic Devices
Wavelength Division Multiplexer
Optical Amplifiers
Optical Receivers - Dr. Imad Hasan
Lasers - Dr. Abdul Al-Azzawi and Dr. Robert Weeks
Optical Switches
Optical Fibre Communications - Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi
Fibre Optic Lighting
Testing
Fibre Optic Testing - Eng. Valerie Dube
Safety
Photonics Laboratory Safety
Miscellaneous
Appendix A: Details of the Devices, Components, Tools, and Parts
Appendix B: Alignment Procedure of a Conventional Articulating Spectrometer
Appendix C: Lighting Lamps
Appendix D: International System of Units (SI)
Glossary Index
Biography
Abdul Al-Azzawi
“ … an overview of the principal concepts and practical aspects related to the field of photonics technology. … Recommended.”
— CHOICE, Vol. 44, No. 11
