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ope. and the telescope. The of the eye as the final in many optical systems is i
n a separate chapter (7). This explains the functions and the defects of the eye
and discusses some of the treatments of these defects that make use of the of l
aser light. The next section of the text introduces wave or physical with two ch
apters (8 and 9) that discuss the wave and the superposition of waves. Interfere
nce nh.>nnlmp,n" are then treated in Chapters 10 and II, the second dealing with
both Michelson and Fabry-Perot interferometers in some detail. Although the of
coherence is handled in general terms in discussions, it receives a more and tre
atment in Chapter 12. After a brief explanation of Fourier series and the Fourie
r integral, the chapter deals with both temporal and spatial coherence and prese
nts a quantitative discussion of partial coherence. Chapter i 3 presents, as a t
ion of interference, an introduction to holography, including some current aPlpl
i(;atiions. 14 and 15 treat the of We first give a mathematical 2 x 2 matrices t
o the electric field vector (Chapter 14), before in detail the mechanisms respon
sible for the production of p0larized light (Chapter 15). Thus Chapter 14 uses m
atrices to describe the various modes of and types of without reference to the p
hysics of its u,,",,,,,,,,,nUlIU'll';U the order of these can be we feel this ch
oice is more effective. Diffraction is discussed in the following three chapters
]7, 18). Since an adequate treatment of Fraunhofer diffraction is too long for
a we have included a separate chapter (17) on the diffraction grating and
Preface
instruments following the discussion of diffraction in Chapter 16. Fresnel diffr
action is then taken up in 18. The final chapters are generally more demanding i
n mathematical sophistication. 19 2 x 2 matrices to treat reflectance of thin fi
lms. Chapter 20 derives the Fresnel equations in an examination of reflection fr
om both dielectric and metallic surfaces. The basic elements of a laser and the
basic characteristics of laser are treated in Chapter 21, followed by a rather c
hapter (22) that describes the features of laser beams. The and mode structure o
f laser beams are dealt with here in a 21 and 22 are best taken in sequence, and
together with Chapter 23, an essay on laser applications, form a suitable unit
for a minicourse on lasers. The other chapters in this final part of the book ar
e self-contained in the sense that no sequence is ,",U'''P'''''' 24 presents a s
urvey of the basic features of fibers with special attention to communication ap
plications. Thus of bandwidth, allowed and mechanisms of attenuation and distort
ion are treated here. 25 introduces the of Fourier in a discussion of optical da
ta nr"C'"",,, Chapter 26 presents a variety of effects under the umbrella of nonl
inear The final chapter (27) considers the propagation of a light wave in both d
ielectric and metallic media and shows how the optical constants arise. Each of
the 27 chapters contains a limited bibliography related to the chapter contents
and referred to at times within the text square brackets. In addition, at the en
d of the book, we have included a chronological listing of articles