Table of Content

1. Nature of Light
2. Geometrical Optics
3. Optical Instrumentation
4. Wave Equations
5. Superposition of Waves
6. Properties of Lasers
7. Interference of Light
8. Optical Interferometry
9. Coherence
10. Fiber Optics
11. Fraunhofer Diffraction
12. The Diffraction Grating
13. Fresnel Diffraction
14. Matrix Treatment of Polarization
15. Production of Polarized Light
16. Holography
17. Optical Detectors and Displays
18. Matrix Methods in Paraxial Optics
19. Optics of the Eye
20. Aberration Theory
21. Fourier Optics
22. Theory of Multilayer Films
23. Fresnel Equations
24. Nonlinear Optics and the Modulation of Light
25. Optical Properties of Materials
26. Laser Operation
27. Characteristics of Laser Beams
28. Selected Modern Applications

Salient Features

• New Problems- The edition contains over 50 new Problems. Figures accompany end-of-chapter Problems to help students visualize the situation.
• Improved Art Program
• New Applications- Modern applications have been added to make the material relevant and interesting