Optics

cover......Page 1
Flow Diagram......Page 2
The Manchester Physics Series......Page 4
OPTICS......Page 5
Editors\' Preface to the Manchester Physics Series......Page 7
Author\'s Preface......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
1 The wave nature of light......Page 18
2 Combinations of waves......Page 31
3 Fourier theory and wave groups......Page 50
4 Wave propagation......Page 65
5 Polarization of Iight......Page 81
6 Geometric optics......Page 93
7 Aberrations......Page 108
8 Optical instruments......Page 124
9 Interference and diffraction......Page 144
10 Fresnel diffraction......Page 160
11 The diffraction grating and related topics......Page 177
12 Young\'s double slit and related topics......Page 197
13 Interference by division of amplitude......Page 210
14 The resolution limits of optical instruments......Page 224
15 Interferometers and spectrometers......Page 240
16 Coherence and correlation......Page 256
17 Lasers......Page 265
18 Holography......Page 283
19 Radiation by accelerated charges......Page 293
20 Physical processes in retraction......Page 301
21 Detection of light......Page 310
Further reading......Page 322
Solutions to Problems......Page 324
Index......Page 329
The Electromagnetic Spectrum......Page 335
Units, Symbols and Data......Page 336