Natural SciencesPhysicsOptical MaterialsOpticsOptoelectronicsFiber OpticsFourier OpticsOptical AberrationsPhysical OpticsTelescope OpticsWave OpticsOptical Telescopes
The subject matter covered by this book is divisible into the two fields of physical optics, as represented by chapters entitled 'The propagation of light', 'The vectorial nature of light', 'Coherence and interference', 'Diffraction' and 'Optics of solids', and quantum aspects of optics, as represented by chapters entitled 'Thermal radiation and light quanta', 'Optical spectra' and finally 'Amplification of light, lasers'. A comparison with previous textbooks of optics indicates that the manner of presentation of the material is distinctly modern and that some of the topics included within the chapters unquestionably fall within the category modern optics.