| “ | This e-book, 'Basic Optics I-II', constitutes the second phase of a proposed comprehensive book on basic concepts in optics, of which the first phase has for some time now been available as 'Basic Optics I: Electromagnetic Theory, Ray Optics' at amazon.com . All the three chapters of Basic Optics I are included in Basic Optics I-II.
The book presents the basic concepts of electromagnetic theory - those that provide the foundations of optics - and then gives an extensive survey of concepts in ray optics, interference, and diffraction.
The presentation is completely modern, in-depth, exhaustive, and lucid, capturing the essential charm of physics.
Can a superluminal group velocity imply a superluminal signal velocity as well? How does a negative refractive index arise in a metamaterial? What is transformation optics and optical cloaking? What is the eikonal approximation? What is the nature of stationarity in Fermat’s principle? How does one derive the equation of a caustic? Why is it not necessary to consider skew rays in Gaussian optics? What does one mean by the terms ‘ray aberration’ and ‘wave aberration’, and how are they related? What is the role of a linearly extended source in producing a double slit interference pattern? What is the relevance of spatial and temporal coherence in interference? How does a Mach-Zehnder interferometer work? What is the vector diffraction theory? What is the exact solution for diffraction by a half plane? What is Mie scattering and how is Rayleigh scattering related to it? Is there a classical theory of Raman Effect?
For these and very many other questions in classical optics, you have to turn to the pages of this book.
In the next and final phase of the project, 'Basic Optics' will include chapters on Fourier optics, statistical optics, quantum optics, and nonlinear optics, in addition to those in 'Basic Optics I-II'. | ” |
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