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Part I. Introduction 1. Light: Its Nature and History of Study 1.1 Introduction1.2 Light-The Core of Optics1.3 Plane Waves 1.4 Energy And Momentum of Electromagnetic Waves Part II. Geometrical Optics of Light 2. Reflection and Refraction 2.1 Introduction2.2 Reflection2.3 Image Formation Via Reflection2.4 Refraction2.5 Image Formation Via Refraction 3. Paraxial Rays and Lenses 3.1 Introduction3.2 Thin lenses - Kinds and Shapes3.3 Image Formation in Thin Lenses3.4 Lens Equation3.5 Newtonian Form for an Object-Image Relationship in Thin lenses3.6 Power and Vergence of a Thin Lens3.7 Combination of Lenses 4. Matrix Optics for Paraxial Rays 4.1 Introduction4.2 Translation Matrix4.3 Refraction Matrix 4.4 Multi Operation Matrix- Lenses4.5 Thick Lens - Revisited4.6 Effective Matrix of an Optical System– Further Analysis Part III. Wave Optics 5. Light Waves, Properties, and Propagation 5.1 Introduction5.2 Maxwell’s Equations5.3 Wave Equation5.4 Types and Properties of Electromagnetic Wave Equations5.5 Electromagnetic Wave Equation in Dielectrics5.6 The Photon Flux Density 6. Light Waves, Coherence, Superposition, and Interference 6.1 Introduction6.2 Superposition of Two Waves6.3 Superposition of Multiple Waves of Arbitrary Phases6.4 Superposition of Two Waves of a slightly Different Frequency – Group Velocity6.5 Coherence, a Must Condition For Sustainable Interference 7. Double and Multiple Light Beam Interference 7.1 Introduction7.2 Young’s Double Slit Experiment7.3 Lloyd’s Mirror7.4 Newton’s rings7.5 Interference of Light in Thin Films7.6 Multiple Beam Interference7.7 Fringes of Equal Inclination – Fizeau Fringes7.8 Michelson Interferometer 8. Diffraction I. Fraunhofer Diffraction 8.1 Introduction8.2 Setup of Single Slit Diffraction8.3 Double Slit Diffraction8.4 Diffraction Gratings8.5 Resolution and Resolving Power 9. Diffraction II: Fresnel Diffraction 9.1 Introduction9.2 Lay Out and Assumptions - Obliquity Factor9.3 Huygens – Fresnel Diffraction9.4 Fresnel Diffraction for a Rectangular Aperture – Fresnel Zone Structure 10. Optics of Multilayer Systems 10.1 Introduction10.2 Basic Theory - Dielectric Layer10.3 Extension to Mutlilayer Structures- Characteristic Matrix Technique, CMT10.4 Ultra-Thin Single Film10.5 Analytic Formulas for Reflectivity and Transmissivity of Absorbing Layers 11. Polarization 11.1 Introduction11.2 Basic Theory11.3 States of Polarization11.4 Various processes of Polarization11.5 Propagation of Light Waves in Double Refracting Materials11.6 Wavefronts and Refraction of Rays in Birefringent Materials 12. Fourier Optics 12.1 Introduction12.2 Periodic Functions and Fourier Series12.3 Important Integrals12.4 Complex Form of Fourier Series12.5 Fourier Transform12.6 Relevance of Fourier Transform to Diffraction 13. Photonics 13.1 Introduction13.2 Classical Physics and Radiation – The Foundation of Modern Photonics13.3 Some Natural Photonics13.4 Human Engineered Photonic Systems Appendices A –TrigonometryB – Complex NumbersC – Mathematical Operators-Cartesian and Spherical Coordinates D – MatricesE – Physical ConstantsF– Examples on Fresnel Diffraction Done on MathematicaFG- Solution of Selected Examples from Ch. 10 Using Excel. Linear Algebra-Matrices H – Mathematical Expansions and Series