8.5 Analysis of Polarisation Components
8.6 Stress-induced Birefringence
Further Reading
13 9 Optical Materials 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Refractive Properties of Optical Materials 9.3 Transmission Characteristics of Materials 9.4 Thermomechanical Properties 9.5 Material Quality 9.6 Exposure to Environmental Attack 9.7 Material Processing Further Reading
14 10 Coatings and Filters 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Properties of Thin Films 10.3 Filters 10.4 Design of Thin Film Filters 10.5 Thin Film Materials 10.6 Thin Film Deposition Processes Further Reading
15 11 Prisms and Dispersion Devices 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Prisms 11.3 Analysis of Diffraction Gratings 11.4 Diffractive Optics 11.5 Grating Fabrication Further Reading
16 12 Lasers and Laser Applications 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Stimulated Emission Schemes 12.3 Laser Cavities 12.4 Taxonomy of Lasers 12.5 List of Laser Types 12.6 Laser Applications Further Reading
17 13 Optical Fibres and Waveguides 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Geometrical Description of Fibre Propagation 13.3 Waveguides and Modes 13.4 Single Mode Optical Fibres 13.5 Optical Fibre Materials 13.6 Coupling of Light into Fibres 13.7 Fibre Splicing and Connection 13.8 Fibre Splitters, Combiners, and Couplers 13.9 Polarisation and Polarisation Maintaining Fibres 13.10 Focal Ratio Degradation 13.11 Periodic Structures in Fibres 13.12 Fibre Manufacture 13.13 Fibre Applications Further Reading
18 14 Detectors 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Detector Types 14.3 Noise in Detectors 14.4 Radiometry and Detectors 14.5 Array Detectors in Instrumentation Further Reading
19 15 Optical Instrumentation – Imaging Devices 15.1 Introduction 15.2 The Design of Eyepieces 15.3 Microscope Objectives 15.4 Telescopes 15.5 Camera Systems Further Reading
20 16 Interferometers and Related Instruments 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Background 16.3 Classical Interferometers 16.4 Calibration 16.5 Interferometry and Null Tests 16.6 Interferometry and Phase Shifting 16.7 Miscellaneous Characterisation Techniques Further Reading
21 17 Spectrometers and Related Instruments 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Basic Spectrometer Designs 17.3 Time Domain Spectrometry Further Reading
22 18 Optical Design 18.1 Introduction 18.2
