Ersoy (electrical and computer engineering, Purdue U.) offers a textbook for science and technology courses emphasizing different aspects of diffraction and imaging at the senior or graduate level. The topics include fundamentals of wave propagation, inverse diffraction, Fourier transforms and imaging with coherent optical systems, diffraction optics, computerized imaging techniques, and numerical methods for rigorous diffraction theory. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This book presents current theories of diffraction, imaging, and related topics based on Fourier analysis and synthesis techniques, which are essential for understanding, analyzing, and synthesizing modern imaging, optical communications and networking, as well as micro/nano systems. Applications covered include tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and interferometric SAR; optical communications and networking devices; computer-generated holograms and analog holograms; and wireless systems using EM waves.