Elementary Wave Optics

This undergraduate textbook presents thorough coverage of the standard topics of classical optics and optical instrument design. It also offers significant details regarding the concepts of modern optics. Two sets of problems appear at the end of each chapter, some featuring detailed solutions. The book contains 252 figures.
Content:
Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. Geometrical Optics: Summary
2. Waves: Description
3. Superposition: Reflection, Standing Waves, Group Velocity
4. Electromagnetic Waves, Energy and Momentum, Doppler Effect
5. Scattering: Index of Refraction
6. Polarized Light
7. Interference
8. Interference from Two Sources
9. Interference from Many Sources
10. Multiple Images: Interference of Light from an Extended Source
11. Diffraction
12. Modern Optics
Appendices
• Bibliography
• Solutions to Selected Problems
Index