| name | optics |
| description | Optics engineering skill — extends landau-graph, electrodynamics, and plasma with Fourier optics, laser engineering, ultrashort pulse generation/measurement, acousto/electro-optics, stimulated scattering, and wave propagation in real media from 11 specialized textbooks. |
| unit_system | SI |
| unit_note | All formulas in SI units. landau-graph uses Gaussian — conversion via `si-gaussian-conversion`. Bidirectional with electrodynamics and plasma OK. No edges into landau-graph.
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Optics Skill Graph
Extends the physics foundations (31 nodes across landau-graph, electrodynamics,
plasma) with the engineering optics layer: how to DESIGN lasers, ANALYZE imaging
systems, MEASURE ultrashort pulses, and SIMULATE optical propagation in real media.
Source Texts
- Goodman, Introduction to Fourier Optics (2017) — lens as FT, CTF/OTF, holography
- Siegman, Lasers (1986) — rate equations, resonators, mode locking, amplifiers
- Svelto, Principles of Lasers (2010) — laser physics, Q-switching, ultra-short pulses
- Trebino, FROG (2000) — ultrashort pulse measurement
- Boyd, Nonlinear Optics (2020) — SBS/SRS, EIT, frequency combs, damage
- Yariv & Yeh, Optical Waves in Crystals (1984) — AO/EO modulators, devices
- Marcuse, Light Transmission Optics (1982) — Gaussian beams, fibers
- Iizuka, Engineering Optics (1987) — aberrations, holography, speckle
- Jarem & Banerjee, Computational Methods (2011) — RCWA, BPM, FDTD
- Carcione, Wave Fields in Real Media (2022) — attenuation, anisotropy, Biot
Distillation Plan
See /home/zhiping/task/optics/distillation-plan.md