A Textbook of Optics

A Textbook of Optics: For B.Sc. Physics Students

Designed for B.Sc. students following the UGC model syllabus.

While primarily intended for undergraduate students, this book also serves as a valuable resource for competitive exam aspirants and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the nature and behavior of light—an exploration of one of the most fundamental aspects of the universe.

Table of Contents

Ray Optics

Nature of Light

Fermat’s Principle and Its Applications

Reflection and Refraction

Lenses

Optical Systems and Cardinal Points

Thick Lenses

Matrix Methods

Dispersion

Lens Aberrations

Optical Instruments

Velocity of Light

Wave Optics

Waves and Wave Packets

Propagation of Light Waves

Interference

Interference in Thin Films

Coherence

Fresnel Diffraction

Fraunhofer Diffraction

Resolving Power

Polarization

Quantum Optics

Mechanism of Light Emission

Lasers

Holography

Photonics

Fibre Optics

Non-Linear Optics

Atom Laser

Appendix: Nobel Laureates in Physics