Eugene Hecht
Adelphi University
A. R. Ganesan
Professor, Department of Physics
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai"
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"
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.