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Contents

Preface xi

Chapter 1. Optics Overview 1
1.1 The Electromagnetic Spectrum 1
1.2 Light Wave Propagation 3
1.3 Snell’s Law of Refraction 5
1.4 The Action of Simple Lenses and Prisms
on Wave Fronts 8
1.5 Interference and Diffraction 11
1.6 The Photoelectric Effect 16
Bibliography 17
Exercises 18

Chapter 2. Gaussian Optics:The Cardinal Points 21
2.1 Introduction 21
2.2 Cardinal Points of an Optical System 22
2.3 Image Position and Size 24
2.4 A Collection of Imagery Equations 30
2.5 Optical Systems Not Immersed in Air 31
Bibliography 32
Exercises 32

Chapter 3. Paraxial Optics and Calculations 35
3.1 Refraction of a Light Ray at a Single Surface 35
3.2 The Paraxial Region 37
3.3 Paraxial Raytracing through Several Surfaces 39
3.4 Calculation of the Focal Points and Principal Points 44
3.5 The “Thin Lens” 47
3.6 Mirrors 49
Bibliography 51
Exercises 51

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