Insight into optics /
O.S. Heavens and the late R.W. Ditchburn.
- Chichester : Wiley, 1991.
- xviii, 309 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
General background -- Ray optics (1):reflection and refraction -- Ray optics (2):paraxial rays -- Wave theory (1):interference -- Wave theory (2):wave groups -- Diffraction -- Polarised light -- Electromagnetic theory of dielectric media -- Electromagnetic theory of absorptive materials -- Scattering of light -- Electro and magneto optics -- Interaction of radiation and matter -- Holography -- Waveguides, fibres and optical communications -- Non linear optics -- Radiometry and photometry -- Interferometry -- Optical instruments -- Assessment of optical images -- Lasers -- Temporal analysis-photon correlation -- The velocity of light and relativistic optics -- The quantum theory of light -- The limitations of optical experiments.