Includes bibliographical references )pages 700-703( and index
Eugene Hecht, Adelphi University
5 ed
A brief history -- Wave motion -- Electromagnetic theory, photons, and light -- The propagation of light -- Geometrical optics -- More on geometrical optics -- The duperposition of waves -- Polarization -- Interference -- Diffraction -- Fourier optics -- Basics of coherence Theory -- Modern optics: lasers and other topics