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Optics has been a subject of fascinating investigation in the last three centuries by a large number of eminent scientists. With the advent of modern technologies (Personal Computers, Internet and specialized software like MATLAB), new methods and tools for the solution of problems encountered in Optics are now available. Written with the student of Physics and Engineering in mind, this textbook shows how to solve the typical examination questions. In addition, the author has included the solutions of many real and difficult problems encountered by the practicing Physicists and Engineers. The book is liberally and beautifully illustrated with diagrams from the MATHLAB software. Readers can refer to MATHLAB scripts using a complementary virtual booklet that will also include corrections, to unavoidable errors present in this book, supplementary problems, and readers' suggestions. ... Read more

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A good source of example problems and approaches in optics
There is a lack of books that contain explanatory prose, equations, and figures and accompanying worked out numerical problems in optics. This book helps bridge the gap. Schaum's Outline of Optics is another good book along these lines, although I feel this book is better because it has more detailed preliminary discussions of equations and plenty of good figures to accompany both explanations and problems. This book is still a little short on explanation though, and I suggest the extremely economicalIntroduction to Modern Optics to accompany this book. Together these two books provide a very practical look at optics. For a more formal and academic approach combine the textbook Optics (4th Edition) with Schaum's Outline of Optics for the purpose of solving practice problems. However, this latter option will likely be much more costly. ... Read more

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Telephone, telefax, email and internet - the key ingredient of the inner workings is the conduit: the line which is designed to carry massive amounts of data at breakneck speed. In their data-carrying capacity optical fiber lines beat other technologies (copper cable, microwave beacons, satellite links) hands down, at least in the long haul.

This book is a comprehensive source about optical fibers: Their structure, their light-guiding mechanism, their material and manufacture, their use. Several effects tend to degrade the signal as it travels down the fiber: they are spelled out in detail. Nonlinear processes are given due consideration for a twofold reason: On one hand they are fundamentally different from the more familiar processes in electrical cable. On the other hand, they form the basis of particularly interesting and innovative applications, provided they are understood well enough. A case in point is the use of so-called solitons, i.e. special pulses of light which have the wonderful property of being able to heal after perturbation.

The book starts with the physical basics of ray and beam optics, explains fiber structure and the functions of optical elements, and continues to the forefront of applications. The state of the art of high speed data transmission will be described, and the use of fiber optic sensors in metrology is treated.

The book is written in a pedagogical style so that students of both physics and electrical engineering, as well as technicians and engineers involved in optical technologies, will benefit.

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This book will save you time as you master the basics taught in first-year,calculus-based college physics courses. You'll firmly grasp the all-important building blocks needed for every physical science and all branches of engineering. The many problems included with guided solutionsmake this potentially daunting subject much easier. Additional problems with answers give you a chance to reinforce what you've learned and gauge your progress as you go. This next-best thing to a private tutor makes especially clear the topics most students find most difficult. It's ideal for independent study, brushup before an exam, or preparation for the MED-CAT and GRE. ... Read more

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This book is worse than useless
I cannot adequately express the loathing I have for this so-called textbook.I began reading the sections on electromagnetism for review purposes but after finding 20 errors in three chapters I gave up in disgust.And I am neither a professional scientist nor educator.There is no possible excuse that can be given for actually asking somebody to pay any amount of money for this publication.Either the author didn't bother to read the book (hmm, did he even write it?), which is unconscionable, or he did and either didn't see all the errors, or he did and didn't care enough to have them corrected.I can think of no other logical conclusion and, therefore, no possible reason why anyone should consider the purchase of this book to be any sort of benefit in their lives.In fact, Schaum's ought to issue a product recall on this edition as an admission of defective production to scrape some of the egg off of their faces.

I would have given this book a NO-star rating if possible.I repeat (and so have many others), DO NOT BOTHER with this book.Save your money for ANY other physics book on the market.When you are positioned at the bottom of the barrel, any other location on the marketing ladder is an improvement.

Awesome! Simple to Understand
This book is great. It helps you understand difficult topics in such an easy and quick way. It gives you lots of practice problems and solutions to each one. They help you solve problems the easy way.

Please proof read before marketing to the public
The book was engaging in the fact that in presented challenging problems and helped the reader work through them but by chapter 10 I just couldn't take all the errors and had to put it down.There are numerous misprints for example problem 5.8 They set the problem up correctly but then clearly wrote the wrong answer (56,000 x 0.05 is not 2300).They misprint the number 34 with a 134 in problem 5.12 but then solve correctly, 5.17 they subtract m2g from m2a incorrectly but the next line reverse it.problem 5.19 when taking the derivitive of a sin they write the answer as sin, but the next line change it to cos. This is all very confusing if you are just learning the material, and the mistakes are everywhere.It becomes very time consuming to check and recheck answers just to find the book was wrong.This is the first schaum's outline I bought and will not buy another.

Should be Recalled
I bought this book for my high school AP Physics child; it is almost evil to have a student suffer through wrong answers. I bought the book at Barnes and Noble and have returned it to them.I made a grat case for B&N to return all copies to the publisher as a protest.
When my child complained I checked with Amazon for confirmation; one great thing about Amazon is the reviews!!

Good for review for
Aside from the typos (which I have since learned to expect in the Schaum's Outlines), I liked this book.It was concise and provided a means of getting a good review without having to pour through lengthy textbooks.

Sometimes, some steps are skipped from going from one formula to another but filling in those steps helped with the learning process.

Although not a complete study tool for the physics GRE (because it doesn't cover concepts like Lagrangians or advanced quantum mechanics that are found on the physics GRE), I definitely used it in conjunction with my undergraduate textbooks and I'm convinced it did help me with the physics GRE.

I wasn't particularly fond of his treatment of interference but I think he did a really great job with rotational kinematics and nuclear physics.But overall, a good review of physical concepts.



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Accurate, authoritative and comprehensive, Optics, Fourth Edition has been revised to provide readers with the most up-to-date coverage of optics. The market leader for over a decade, this book provides a balance of theory and instrumentation, while also including the necessary classical background. The writing style is lively and accessible.For college instructors, students, or anyone interested in optics. ... Read more

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Snappy Title
It's a good book, get more, read them too. Spend some quality time in the lab.

I strongly disagree with the comments of everyone uses software now so you dont really need an in depth understanding of geometrical optics. Personally I can get closer to real world optical parameters using a pencil and paper than many engineers and optical manufacturers can using software ....on optical designs that are not off the shelf designs. I ain't no Einstein either. uggh...engineers nowadays. How can you be an engineer and not want to, or feel the need to, sit down and draw out your designs and prove them on paper??? That mass in your head is the best computer around.....Y'all spend way too much time learning software and modeling and not enough time using your brains and hands. Software is a tool, a tool in the kit you use to help understand and to help prove a design or too just simply crunch numbers. I have a lot of fun drawing out my designs, thinking about what I am doing and what parameters are needed and what materials to use...doing some number crunching...knowing what the software should be doing and how it's doing it....isn't that why we choose these professions? Brains and hands...not keyboards and software.

Overly Wordy.
It is a descent book, has a lot of problems to choose from which would be great for a professor.However, it is far to wordy in so much of the material. Not to mention, it lacks heavily on the mathematics, and does not have examples (unless very on the rare occasion).

Professors, I do not know the options out there, but this books is far to wordy and takes far to long to get to the point it needs to make.It makes it more difficult from a student's perspective to balance their time efficiently enough to contain all the information this book gives.It fairly often has weighted sentences that are not always directly appropriate for learning the material in one semester.

Great condition
The book was in the exact condition described.Very new in appearence and came in time

An okay book
I found this book alone not enough to actually learn the subject.In conjunction with good lectures, or with other resources, the subject could be adequately covered.

I strongly agree with the details of the review by Michael Danzinger.

Hecht's Optics
Let me be frank, I didn't like this book much at all. It was very bizarre mathematically and the overall structure seemed really weird. It jumped around in difficulty a lot and in my opinion needs a good editor to fix it up. Some sections are way too short while others are just way too long. Also there are absolutely no examples!!!! This is just annoying since it's good to see the derivation of a theory but a nice application of the equations would be great and not put in the problems at the end of the chapter.

I did enjoy some of his treatments various geometric optics and the topics of thick lenses was quite nice as well.

But as other reviewers have said, I haven't been able to find a better intro optics book out there that isn't at too high of a level. Thus this is probablythe best lower level undergrad book in optics available. However I would be very much willing to have someone prove me wrong.

EDIT: I should mention that the Schaum's outline he wrote does contain a lot of examples but it would have been nice to have them in the book! ... Read more

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This book is an introduction to applied optics, covering elementary ray and wave optics as well as lasers, holography, fibers, optical waveguides, integrated optics, and quantum noise. Further chapters deal with the physical principles of optical instruments, light sources, and detectors. Numerous examples and exercises with complete solutions help the readers to deepen their knowledge.This completely revised and enlarged edition is intended for advanced undergraduates in laser physics and engineering but will also be helpful for active scientists. ... Read more

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A deep yet accessible analysis of the physics of light and sound, and how our eyes and
ears detect them, is not only intellectually enjoyable, but also useful to understand and
interpret the world in which we live, all the phenomena that take place around us, and how
we perceive them. In short, how we interface with our planet, its inhabitants, and their
creations. Understanding the physics of light and sound may also increase the appreciation
for works of art and for art itself, and even stimulate the artists among the readers to deepen
their knowledge of their media, of how people interface with them, and perhaps improve
their art production.

* Offers an alternative route to science literacy for those interested in the arts, music and photography
* Popular science book with wide readership beyond the classroom at an accessible level
* Material covered at a level appropriate for self-study or as a complementary textbook
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One Great Science Book
I retired to Madison, WI because the UW-Madison allows seniors to audit classes free. The great majority of my classes have been in the School of Music. I always watch for complementary courses to broaden and deepen my musical knowledge.

That is how I found Physics in the Art, a wonderful course taught by Professor P.U.P.A Gilbert.Her book bears the same title.The course studies the physics of light (think art, painting and photography) and periodic oscillations (think music).High school geometry is the only background you need.

I found the book so interesting that I read it in one sitting.It isthe most understandable and comprehensible science book I have read.It deals with and explains matters we encounter every day but never quite knew how they worked.

I told Professor Gilbert that her book was a spellbinding as any Sherlock Holmes or Dorothy Sayers mysteries (my favorites)

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Fourier analysis is a ubiquitous tool that has found application to diverse areas of physics and engineering. This book deals with its applications in optics, and in particular with its applications to diffraction, imaging, optical data processing, holography and optical communications. ... Read more

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Provides the necessary background for diffraction physics
I read this book thirty years ago in order to get up to speed on Fresnel diffraction and the Kirchhoff integral as discussed in John Cowley's seminal work "Diffraction Physics".Indeed, this book is recommended by Cowley as a necessary prerequisite.Goodman does a good job laying the groundwork for Fresnal diffraction, complete with a detailed exploration of the boundary conditions.After reading the first several chapters of this book, the reader should be ready to tackle Cowley.

The Bible for Ultrasound Beamforming
This is probably my favorite text book of all time.Dr. Goodman's writing is excellent, providing heuristic insight into complex concepts using a very readable style.He is the Richard Feynman of optics.

And other than chapters specific to polarization, this book is entirely applicable to phased array ultrasound.For anyone whos works or studies in the ultrasound field, this book is a must, especially if you have an interest in acoustic beamforming.All the wave and Fourier concepts that apply to light also apply to ultrasound.

Should be on every optiker's book shelf
I use this book all the time as a reference for Fourier optics.It has useful tables of common Fourier transforms found in optics work and far-field diffraction patterns worked out for popular beam profiles.

Amazing, a textbook that's easy to understand!
I took a class in Fourier Optics and found this text to be indispensable.It explains everything very clearly and concisely, which is a minor miracle for a text at this level.I didn't have any particular background in optics, and was able to pick this up and understand every word.

I do agree with the earlier poster that more 'physical' or graphical representations of concepts would have been useful as I tend to be a visual learner.

Simply the best
Only the best will do - and this is it.

Mandatory reading for anyone involved in optics.Goodman's books are treasure troves. ... Read more

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The most complete and lucid nonmathematical study of light available. Chapters are self-contained, making the book flexible and easy to read. Coverage includes such non-traditional topics as processes of vision and the eye, atmospherical optical phenomena, color perception and illusions, color in nature and in art, Kirilian photography, and holography. Includes experiments that can be carried out with simple equipment. Chapters contain optional advanced sections, and appendixes review the mathematics for quantitative aspects. Illustrated, including a four-color insert. ... Read more

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Very Satisfied
I received a high quality product for a fair price -- it also arrived early which was a bonus!!!

Outstanding conceptual approach to optics
One of the best science textbooks I've ever read.Clearly written and interesting to read.Heavy on concepts, light on math.Diagrams are simple but effective.It's rare to see a physics book as approachable as this one.As an amateur photographer and research microscopist, I love this book.Some parts of the text are a bit outdated (remember it was published in 1986), but the vast majority is valuable information.This is a great tool for physics students and teachers.

Very good
The book arrived quickly and in the condition that was specified. No issues, would use this seller again.

Optometry was never ever so interesting
Particularly for a budding Optometrist, this book allows the Optometrist to be acquainted with all the fine arts of optics and the like.

Seeing the Light
Book arrived in great shape. Like new!! ... Read more

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Lectures on Light: Nonlinear and Quantum Optics using the Density Matrix attempts to bridge in one step the enormous gap between introductory quantum mechanics and the research front of modern optics and scientific fields that make use of light.Hence, while it is suitable as a reference for the specialist in quantum optics, it will also be useful to the non-specialists from other disciplines who need to understand light and its uses in research.With a unique approach it introduces a single analytic tool, namely the density matrix, to analyze complex optical phenomena encountered in traditional as well as cross-disciplinary research.It moves swiftly in a tight sequence from elementary to sophisticated topics in quantum optics, including laser tweezers, laser cooling, coherent population transfer, optical magnetism, electromagnetically-induced transparency, squeezed light, and cavity quantum electrodynamics.A systematic approach is used that starts with the simplest systems - stationary two-level atoms - then introduces atomic motion, adds more energy levels, and moves on to discuss first-, second-, and third-order coherence effects that are the basis for analyzing new optical phenomena in incompletely characterized systems.

Unconventional examples and original problems are used to engage even seasoned researchers in exploring a mathematical methodology with which they can tackle virtually any new problem involving light.An extensive bibliography makes connections with mathematical techniques and subject areas which can extend the benefit readers gain from each section.

To identify techniques and ideas that are universal enough to be applied across the bewildering landscape of research on intersecting boundaries of emerging modern disciplines is a great challenge. This book offers selected insights on quantum dynamics and quantum theory of light for exactly this purpose. ... Read more

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Lectures on Light: Nonlinear and Quantum Optics using the Density Matrix attempts to bridge in one step the enormous gap between introductory quantum mechanics and the research front of modern optics and scientific fields that make use of light.Hence, while it is suitable as a reference for the specialist in quantum optics, it will also be useful to the non-specialists from other disciplines who need to understand light and its uses in research.With a unique approach it introduces a single analytic tool, namely the density matrix, to analyze complex optical phenomena encountered in traditional as well as cross-disciplinary research.It moves swiftly in a tight sequence from elementary to sophisticated topics in quantum optics, including laser tweezers, laser cooling, coherent population transfer, optical magnetism, electromagnetically-induced transparency, squeezed light, and cavity quantum electrodynamics.A systematic approach is used that starts with the simplest systems - stationary two-level atoms - then introduces atomic motion, adds more energy levels, and moves on to discuss first-, second-, and third-order coherence effects that are the basis for analyzing new optical phenomena in incompletely characterized systems.

Unconventional examples and original problems are used to engage even seasoned researchers in exploring a mathematical methodology with which they can tackle virtually any new problem involving light.An extensive bibliography makes connections with mathematical techniques and subject areas which can extend the benefit readers gain from each section.

To identify techniques and ideas that are universal enough to be applied across the bewildering landscape of research on intersecting boundaries of emerging modern disciplines is a great challenge. This book offers selected insights on quantum dynamics and quantum theory of light for exactly this purpose. ... Read more

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Quantum Electronics for Atomic Physics provides a course in quantum electronics for researchers in atomic physics. The book covers the usual topics, such as Gaussian beams, cavities, lasers, nonlinear optics and modulation techniques, but also includes a number of areas not usually found in a textbook on quantum electronics. It includes such practical matters as the enhancement of nonlinear processes in a build-up cavity, impedance matching into a cavity, laser frequency stabilization (including servomechanism theory), astigmatism in ring cavities, and atomic/molecular spectroscopic techniques for the generation of a discriminant for laser frequency locking. A number of very recent developments are discussed, such as fiber lasers and frequency metrology using femtosecond lasers. Problem sets are included at the end of each chapter. ... Read more

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This book provides a throrough introduction to the interaction of atoms and atomic ions with optical and magnetic fields.The author places particular emphasis on the wealth of important multilevel effects, where atomic vapors exhibit anisotropic behavior.As well as covering the classic two-level atom approach to light-atom interactions, Suter describes in detail a general multilevel formalism, which he uses to discuss optical pumping, two-dimensional spectroscopy and nonlinear optical dynamics.The final chapter deals with the mechanical effects of light, including the cooling and trapping of atoms.With full theoretical and experimental coverage, and over 250 illustrations, the book will be of great interest to graduate students of laser spectroscopy, quantum electronics and quantum optics, and to researchers in these fields. ... Read more

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This book is a self-contained account of the most important principles of nonlinear optics.Assuming a familiarity with basic mathematics, the fundamentals of nonlinear optics are developed from the basic concepts, introducing and explaining the essential quantum mechanical apparatus as it arises.Later chapters deal with the materials used and the constructions that are necessary to induce the effects. ... Read more

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Great fundamental physics theory, no experimental data
Theoretical physicists will still find this excellent text useful for the most fundamental considerations, but there is a complete lack of any experimental data.

Experimentalists and engineers will get far more from R W Boyd's great text 'Nonlinear Optics', as Boyd's book has far more of a physical feel about it, and is much more up to date, with useful practical data.

There is a need for another book to be written on experimental and device engineering aspects of this subject......................

The most useful text on this topic I am yet to find.
Briefly, this book provides all the necessary background for the subject area, as well as moving towards some of the more cutting edge technological aspects. This book could easily form the backbone of a set of lecturecourses on the subject. ... Read more

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Comprehensive and fully updated, this reader-friendly introduction to optics provides clear, concise derivations and explanations of optical phenomena, avoiding extraneous material. Updates material related to laser systems. Updated chapters on Optical Interferometery, Fiber Optics, and Holography. Introduces a broad range of new applications throughout, including liquid crystal displays, CCD's, CD and DVD Technology. Features a more intensive exploration of communication systems than in previous editions. Provides approximately 50 new problems and 50 new or revised figures. A general reference for optical industry practitioners.

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Okay book about optics
I used this book in an optics course, and I'd say that it was an okay book, not really something special.

Pros:
-Many nice illustrations
-It describes many aspects of modern optics

Cons:
-At times really confusing, e.g. one equation contains two different variables, t, which describes both the transmission coefficient and the time. They could at least have added a subscript
-The book is rather wordy, which means one looses one concentration rather fast.

Book was useful then, and is still useful now...
I'd have to admit as an actual optics major, this book served my purposes very well. There really is no way way you can go through introductory optics in 1 semester, which is how all the physics departments do it - it doesn't do the subject justice.

My favorite chapters from the book are as follows:

-Theory Multilayer Thin Film
-Matrix Treatment of Polarization
-Production of Polarized Light
-The 3chapters dedicated to diffraction
-Fresnel Equations

These are all chapters that don't require Maxwell's Equations at all, even if you knew them.The optical properties of material chapters deals with Maxwell's Equations more or less for the entire chapter.

The laser and subsequent chapters also give you a VERY BASIC flavor of expect in more specialized books.

If I had to recommend a book for actually learning the material and that has worked out problems, this would be the one. Born and Wolf is great, but only as a reference, and still there are flaws in that book as well. Jenkins and White or Schaum's Outline for Optics might be useful supplements, as I used them from time to time. Hecht is not a good book to learn out of, but a good way to learn what optics is all about.

Please buy a different book
I took a course in Optics from the author and he used his own book.It was awful.I had to acquire several other optics books to actually learn the material.If you're looking for a good optics book, look elsewhere.Hecht and Zach or Klien is a much better option.

Good book but may be not as an intro for the novice
I have given recitations for a course when I was a TA. For my own reference it was very good concerning many matters, when one really needs the problems like reducing aberrations or like multilayer thin film optics or may be even non linear optics, this book is a very honest written book. But I do not know if it is a good idea to talk about aberrations for the people who do not have much idea about Gausssian geometrical optics for instance. Its level is not a graduate level, but, you know, for young people, they do not want to hear about the problems that they may face in life, untill they really do. I still have this book on my shelf, even after shifting to different topics. To me it is a compact and a real life book. Does not talk about myths, tells you the truth of life in optics. But of course Hecht s book is better may be as an introduction, gives a better overall map of the field. If you will have several optics book in your life this is one of them. But only if you work out the problems and think about the reason why they were asked. Every problem in this book is about a real life case in the optoelectronics laboratory and not about a fantasy.

Basic information presented in a lucid form...
The authors present optics at an intermediate level - not as detailed or complete as Born and Wolf, but it is a mathematical treatment and just slightly on a lower level than Klein and Furtak or Hecht. It is not just a survey. Certain parts of it are extremely good - for example, the chapter on Theory of Multilayer Films presents more useful data on antireflection coatings in a more concise, readable, well-illustrated format than any of the above books. It also presents common applications such as the Snellen eye chart used to measure visual acuity at your opthamologist in an "Optics of the Eye" chapter. Overall, a pretty decent first level optics book. ... Read more

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These lectures covering topics basic to classical and modern physics were given by Wolfgang Pauli at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The lectures on optics serve as a concise and rewarding introduction to the topic.From the introduction by Victor Weisskopf:"Pauli's way of presenting physics is never out of date. . . .The reason for this remarkable fact lies in Pauli's style, which is commensurate to the greatness of its subject in its clarity and impact. Style in scientific writing is a quality that today is on the point of vanishing. The pressure of fast publication is so great that people rush into print with hurriedly written papers and books that show little concern for careful formulation of ideas. Mathematical and instrumental techniques have become complicated and difficult; most of the effort of writing and learning is devoted to the acquisition of these techniques instead of insight into important concepts. Essential ideas of physics are often lost in the dense forest of mathematical reasoning. This situation need not be so. Pauli's lectures show how physical ideas can be presented clearly and in good mathematical form, without being hidden in formalistic expertise." ... Read more

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Pauli has a good time with optics
This is a very short book on optics. It has only some 170 pages!
Still, it's a great fun! Pauli starts witn the Fermat principle and soon finds out the Hamilon-Jacobi equation connected to this variational principle: it's the eikonal equation. He proceeds to get a lot of general results in geometrical optics. After that come interference and diffraction; optics from Maxwell theory,crystal and molecular optics. You'll find fresh perspectives, surprising connections, everywhere. This is the ideal book to review your optical expertise: you'll have lots of fun seeing things you are familiar with, much better done! ... Read more

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This updated and enlarged new edition presents a comprehensive and dedicated overview of the fundamentals and modern applications of coherent optics. Starting with the basic principles of coherence, the authors give detailed insights into the theory and applications of interferometry, holography, Fourier optics, and nonlinear optical phenomena. Especially, the chapters on current topics in nonlinear optics provide an understanding of modern implementations. Numerous examples and exercises with complete solutions help the readers to deepen their knowledge. This completely revised edition is intended for advanced students and active scientists working in this field. ... Read more

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A comprehensive treatment of ultrafast optics

This book fills the need for a thorough and detailed account of ultrafast optics. Written by one of the most preeminent researchers in the field, it sheds new light on technology that has already had a revolutionary impact on precision frequency metrology, high-speed electrical testing, biomedical imaging, and in revealing the initial steps in chemical reactions.

Ultrafast Optics begins with a summary of ultrashort laser pulses and their practical applications in a range of real-world settings. Next, it reviews important background material, including an introduction to Fourier series and Fourier transforms, and goes on to cover:

• Principles of mode-locking
• Ultrafast pulse measurement methods
• Dispersion and dispersion compensation
• Ultrafast nonlinear optics: second order
• Ultrafast nonlinear optics: third order
• Mode-locking: selected advanced topics
• Manipulation of ultrashort pulses
• Ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy
• Terahertz time-domain electromagnetics

Professor Weiner's expertise and cutting-edge research result in a book that is destined to become a seminal text for engineers, researchers, and graduate students alike.

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From basic terms and concepts to advanced optimization techniques-a complete, practical introduction to modern geometrical optics Most books on geometrical optics present only matrix methods. Modern Geometrical Optics, although it covers matrix methods, emphasizes y-nu ray tracing methods, which are used most commonly by optical engineers and are easier to adapt to third-order optics and y-??? diagrams. Moving by logical degrees from fundamental principles to advanced optical analysis and design methods, this book bridges the gap between the optical theory taught in introductory physics texts and advanced books on lens design. Providing the background material needed to understand advanced material, it covers important topics such as field of view, stops, pupils and windows, exact ray tracing, image quality, and optimization of the image. Important features of Modern Geometrical Optics include:
* Examples of all important techniques presented
* Extensive problem sets in each chapter
* Optical analysis and design software
* Chapters covering y-??? diagrams, optimization, and lens design
This book is both a primer for professionals called upon to design optical systems and an ideal text for courses in modern geometrical optics. Companion Software Special lens design and analysis software capable of solving all problems presented in the book is available via Wiley's FTP site. This software also serves as an introduction to the use of commercial lens design software. Appendix C is a user's manual for the software. ... Read more