Chapter 02

2.1 Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves

2.1.1 Electromagnetic fields
2.1.2 Maxwell’s equations
2.1.3 Electromagnetic waves
2.1.4 Polarization
2.2 Diffraction and interference
2.3 Coherence
Chapter 03
3.1 Formalism of quantum mechanics
3.1.1 The Schrodinger equation
3.1.2 Properties of wave functions
3.1.3 Measurements and expectation values
3.1.4 Commutators and the uncertainty principle
Chapter 04
4.1 Einstein coefficients
4.2 Radiative transition rates
4.4.4 Doppler broadening

4.7 Lasers