Table of Content

1 A Brief History 2 Wave Motion 3 Electromagnetic Theory, Photons, and Light 4 The Propagation of Light 5 Geometrical Optics 6 More on Geometrical Optics 7 The Superposition of Waves 8 Polarization 9 Interference 10 Diffraction 11 Fourier Optics 12 Basics of Coherence Theory 13 Modern Optics: Lasers and Other Topics Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Table 1 Solutions to Selected Problems Bibliography Index List of Tables"

Salient Features

New to this edition • UPDATED! New illustrations, photos, and revised art are included throughout the text, enhancing the already outstanding visual pedagogy of the book. • UPDATED!Promoting the balance of theory and instrumentation, this comprehensive text provides students with a classical background to ensure success in their field. • Anon-mathematical introduction sets the stage for traditional presentation in Optics. • Traditional discussion of interference is extended, using phasors to graphically represent electric-field amplitudes, giving students an alternative way to visualize and understand core elements. • Graphical analysis is used in addition to the standard, mathematical treatment of Fourier series to conceptually show what the integrals are actually doing to promote student comprehension. • A complete Wave Motion section includes helical waves and an added section on Twisted Light. • Divergence and Curl Comprehension ensures students' understanding of the physical correspondence of divergence and curl in simple terms. • Understanding Negative Refraction is an active area of contemporary research, which is explained in refined yet simple terms along with a brief introduction to the basic physics involved. • Constructing Refracted Rays highlights the method devised by Huygens Optics and allows a convenient way to appreciate refraction in anisotropic crystals. • The Geometrical Optics is a collection of new art which clearly illustrates the behavior of lenses and mirrors, along with additional remarks on fiberoptics; including the subsections Virtual Objects, Focal-Plane Ray Tracing, and Holey/Microstructured Fibers. • Fourier Optics includes a new subsection,Two-Dimensional Images, and contains a remarkable series of illustrations depicting how spatial frequency components combine to create images. • The Modern Optics contains an enriched and updated treatment of lasers accompanied by tables and illustrations and includes a subsection on Optoelectronic Image Reconstruction.