Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light

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The latest edition in the field of physical optics incorporates revisions to the text and illustrations, as well as references to recent contributions to the literature. The historical introduction is followed by detailed information clearly presented on all aspects of the subject including basic properties of the electromagnetic field, geometrical theory of optical imaging, elements of the theory of aberrations and the optics of crystals.


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1990 A spectacular book. --
Joseph D Fargnole Westinghouse Scool of Applied and Eng Science

One of the most advanced and comprehensive optics text availabe...To know all it contains is to know nearly all of optics. --
Professor H Phillip Stahl Physics & Applied Optics Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology