Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Abbe's sine condition; 2. Fourier optics; 3. Effects of polarization on diffraction in systems of high numerical aperture; 4. Gaussian beam optics; 5. Coherent and incoherent imaging; 6. First-order temporal coherence in classical optics; 7. The Van Cittert–Zernike theorem; 8. Partial polarization, Stokes parameters, and the Poincarè sphere; 9. What in the world are surface plasmons?; 10. The Faraday effect; 11. The magneto-optical Kerr effect; 12. Fabry–Perot etalons in polarized light; 13. The Ewald–Oseen extinction theorem; 14. Reciprocity in classical linear optics; 15. Optical vortices; 16. Geometric-optical rays, Poynting's vector, and field momenta; 17. Diffraction gratings; 18. The Talbot effect; 19. Some quirks of total internal reflection; 20. Evanescent coupling; 21. Internal and external conical refraction; 22. The method of Fox and Li; 23. The beam propagation method; 24. Michelson's stellar interferometer; 25. Bracewell's interferometric telescope; 26. Scanning optical microscopy; 27. Zernike's method of phase contrast; 28. Polarization microscopy; 29. Nomarski's differential interference contrast microscope; 30. The Van Leeuwenhoek microscope; 31. Projection photolithography; 32. The Ronchi test; 33. The Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor; 34. Ellipsometry; 35. Holography and holographic interferometry; 36. Self-focusing in non-linear optical media; 37. Laser-induced heating of multilayers.

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About the Author

Masud Mansuripur received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Arya-Mehr University of Technology in Tehran, Iran (1977),a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University(1978), a Master of Science in Mathematics from Stanford University (1980),and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (1981). He has been a Professor of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona since 1991. His areas of research include: optical data storage, optical signal processing, magneto-optical properties of thin magnetic films, and optical/thermal characterization of thin films and stacks. A Fellow of the Optical Society of America, he has published more than 200 papers in various technical journals, holds four patents, has given numerous invited talks at international scientific conferences, and is a contributing editor of Optics & Photonics News, the magazine of the Optical Society of America. Professor Mansuripur's published books include Introduction to Information Theory (1987), and The Physical Principles of Magneto-optical Recording (1995).

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'Masud Mansuripur describes phenomena that we all know we should understand, even if our recollection is hazy … Forget photonics, it is classical optics that turns today's optical inventions into real products and processes that benefit society … I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone in optics who is interested in doing something useful.' Chris Dainty, Nature

' … if you know some optics … the chances are that there will be something here to interest you.' Nick Ellis, The Industrial Laser User

'I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone in optics who is interested in doing something useful. Everyone will learn something, and refresh their memory on subjects that are fundamental to so many practical devices that use optics.' Chris Dainty, Nature