Preface 1.History of Optics References 2.What is Light? 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Corpuscular Model 2.3 The Wave Model 2.4 The Particle Nature of Radiation 2.5 Wave Nature of Matter 2.6 The Uncertainty Principle 2.7 The Single Slit Diffraction Experiment 2.8 The Probabilistic Interpretation of Matter Waves 2.9 An Understanding of Interference Experiments 2.10 The Polarization of a Photon 2.11 The Time-energy Uncertainty Relation Summary Problems Solutions References and Suggested Readings Part 1 Geometrical Optics 3.Fermats Principle and Its Applications 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Laws of Reflection and Refraction from Fermats Principle 3.3 Ray Paths in an Inhomo~eneous Medium 3.4 The Ray Equation and its Solutions 3.5 Refraction of Rays at the Interface between an Isotropic Medium and an Anisotropic Medium Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings 4.Refraction and Reflection by Spherical Surfaces 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Refraction at a Single Spherical Surface 4.3 Reflection by a Single Spherical Surface 4.4 The Thin Lens 4.5 The Principal FOCI and Focal Lengths of a Lens 4.6 The Newton Formula 4.7 Lateral Magnification 4.8 Aplanatic Points of a Sphere 4.9 The Cartesian Oval 4.10 Geometrical Proof for the Existence of Aplanatic Points 4.11 The Sine Condition Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings 5.The Matrix Method in Paraxial Optics 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Matrix Method 5.3 Unit Planes 5.4 Nodal Planes 5.5 A System of Two Thin Lenses Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings 6.Aberrations 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Chromatic Aberration 6.3 Monochromatic Aberrations Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings Part 2 Vibrations and Waves 7.Simple Harmonic Motion, Forced Vibrations and Origin of Refractive Index 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Simple Harmonic Motion 7.3 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion 7.4 Forced Vibrations 7.5 Origin of Refractive Index 7.6 Rayleigh Scattering Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings 8.Fourier Series and Applications 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Transverse Vibrations of a Plucked String 8.3 Application of Fourier Series in Forced Vibrations 8.4 The Fourier Integral Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings 9.The Dirac Delta Function and Fourier Transforms 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Representations of the Dirac Delta Function 9.3 Integral Representation of the Delta Function 9.4 Delta Function as a Distribution 9.5 Fourier Integral Theorem 9.6 The Two and Three Dimensional Fourier Transform Summary Problems 10.Group Velocity and Pulse Dispersion 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Group Velocity 10.3 Group Velocity of a Wave Packet 10.4 Self Phase Modulation Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings 11.Wave Propagation and the Wave Equation 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Sinusoidal Waves: Concept of Frequency and Wavelength 11.3 Types of Waves 11.4 Energy Transport in Wave Motion 11.5 The One-dimensional Wave Equation 11.6 Transverse Vibrations of a Stretched Strinz 11.7 Longitudinal Sound Waves in a Solid 11.8 Longitudinal Waves in a Gas 11.9 The General Solution of the One-dimensional Wave Equation Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings 12.Huygens Principle and Its Applications 12.1 Introduction 12.2 HuygensTheory 12.3 Rectilinear Propagation 12.4 Application of Huygens Principle to Study Refraction and Reflection 12.5 Huygens Principle in Inhomogeneous Media Summary Problems References and Suggested Readings Part 3 Interference 13.Superposition of Waves 14.Two Beam Interference by Division of Wavefront 15.Interference by Division of Amplitude 16.Multiple Beam Interferometry 17.Coherence Part 4 Diffraction 18.Fraunhofer Diffraction: I 19.Fraunhofer Diffraction: II and Fourier Optics 20.Fresnel Diffraction 21.Holography Part 5 Electromagnetic Character of Light 22.Polarization and Double Refraction 23.Electromagnetic Waves 24.Reflection and Refraction of Electromagnetic Waves Part 6 Photons 25.The Particle Nature of Radiation Part 7 Lasers & Fiber Optics 26.Lasers: An Introduction 27.Fiber Optics I: Basic Concepts and Ray Optics Considerations 28.Fiber Optics II: Basic Waveguide Theory and Concept of Modes 29.Fiber Optics III: Single Mode Fibers Appendix A: Gamma Functions and Integrals Involving Gaussian Functions Appendix B: Evaluation of the Integral Appendix C: Diffraction of a Gaussian Beam Appendix D: TE and TM Modes in Planar Waveguides Name Index Subject Index