Introduction |
Light as Wave Motion / Chapter I.: |
Huygens' Ideas / 1-1.: |
Newton's Ideas / 1-2.: |
Complex Numbers / 1-3.: |
Simple Harmonic Motion / 1-4.: |
Polarized Waves in a Stretched String / 1-5.: |
Velocities of Mechanical Waves / 1-6.: |
Superposition of Wave Motions / Chapter II.: |
Sum of Two Cosine Functions of the Same Frequency / 2-1.: |
Standing Waves / 2-2.: |
Graphical Summation of Wave Motions / 2-3.: |
Superposition of Polarized Wave Motions / 2-4.: |
General Procedures of Superposition / 2-5.: |
Single-slit Diffraction / 2-6.: |
Superposition of Waves with Random Phases / 2-7.: |
Superposition of Waves of Different Frequencies / 2-8.: |
Transients / 2-9.: |
An Apparent Failure of the Principle of Superposition / 2-10.: |
Electromagnetic Waves / Chapter III.: |
History of Electromagnetic Waves / 3-1.: |
Maxwell's Equations / 3-2.: |
Maxwell's Displacement Current / 3-3.: |
Derivation of the Differential Wave Equation / 3-4.: |
Nature of Electromagnetic Waves / 3-5.: |
Light Waves in Glass / 3-6.: |
Boundary Conditions / 3-7.: |
Fresnel Reflection Coefficients / 3-8.: |
Conventions of Sign / 3-9.: |
Photometric Magnitudes / 3-10.: |
Interrelation of Photometric Units / 3-11.: |
Energy Density of Radiation / 3-12.: |
Interaction of Light and Matter / Chapter IV.: |
Harmonic Oscillator / 4-1.: |
Electrical Polarization and N / 4-2.: |
Optical Properties of Sodium Vapor / 4-3.: |
Optical Properties of Glass / 4-4.: |
Formula of Clausius and Mossotti / 4-5.: |
Cauchy's Formula / 4-6.: |
Optical Properties of Metals at Low Frequencies / 4-7.: |
Optical Properties of Metals for Light / 4-8.: |
Dipole Emission / 4-9.: |
Radiation Pressure / 4-10.: |
Blackbody Radiation Laws / 4-11.: |
Total Radiation / 4-12.: |
Velocities and Scattering of Light / Chapter V.: |
Spectral Lines in Absorption and Emission / 5-1.: |
Natural Line Width / 5-2.: |
Doppler Line Width / 5-3.: |
Pressure Broadening / 5-4.: |
Modulation Broadening / 5-5.: |
Observed Group Velocity / 5-6.: |
Explanation of Group Velocity / 5-7.: |
Phase Velocity in Sodium Vapor / 5-8.: |
Scattering / 5-9.: |
Scattering by Sodium Vapor / 5-10.: |
Sky Light / 5-11.: |
Polarized Light and Dielectric Boundaries / Chapter VI.: |
Polarization in Nature / 6-1.: |
Polarizers and Analyzers / 6-2.: |
Law of Malus / 6-3.: |
Reflection of Polarized Light / 6-4.: |
Total Reflection / 6-5.: |
Circularly and Elliptically Polarized Light / 6-6.: |
Transmission of Polarized Light / 6-7.: |
Transmission of a Pile of Plates / 6-8.: |
Frustrated Total Reflection / 6-9.: |
Double Refraction--Calcite and Quartz / Chapter VII.: |
Calcite Double Refraction / 7-1.: |
Spheroidal Huygens Wavelets / 7-2.: |
Calculation of r[subscript ext] for a Calcite Rhomb / 7-3.: |
Refraction by Two Calcite Rhombs in Series / 7-4.: |
Explanation of the e-Wave Surface / 7-5.: |
Various Refractions of the e-Ray by Calcite / 7-6.: |
Uses of Calcite / 7-7.: |
Analysis of Polarized Light / 7-8.: |
Uses of the Half-wave Plate / 7-9.: |
Calcite and Quartz Contrasted / 7-10.: |
Optical Activity / 7-11.: |
Induced Double Refraction / 7-12.: |
Interference of Two Sources Laterally Separated / Chapter VIII.: |
Coherence of Light / 8-1.: |
Young's Experiment / 8-2.: |
Analysis of Two-beam Interference / 8-3.: |
Other Two-beam Interference Experiments / 8-4.: |
Visibility of Interference Bands / 8-5.: |
White Light Interference Bands / 8-6.: |
Spectral Analysis with Two-beam Interference / 8-7.: |
Stellar Interferometers / 8-8.: |
Interference of Polarized Light / 8-9.: |
Fresnel Diffraction / Chapter IX.: |
Kirchhoff's Differential and the Case of No Diffraction / 9-1.: |
Circular Obstructions and Apertures / 9-2.: |
Zone Plates / 9-3.: |
Diffraction Beyond a Rectangular Aperture / 9-4.: |
Cornu's Spiral / 9-5.: |
No Diffraction, by Cornu's Spiral / 9-6.: |
The Straight edge / 9-7.: |
Fresnel Diffraction by Slit and Strip / 9-8.: |
Babinet's Principle / 9-9.: |
Fraunhofer Diffraction / Chapter X.: |
The Rectangular Aperture / 10-1.: |
Square and Circular Apertures Contrasted / 10-2.: |
Interference and Diffraction Combined / 10-3.: |
Diffraction-limited Resolving Power / 10-4.: |
Spectroscopic Resolving Power / 10-5.: |
Diffraction Gratings / 10-6.: |
Images of Coherent Sources / 10-7.: |
Coherent Sources Separated in Depth / Chapter XI.: |
Thin Dielectric Plate / 11-1.: |
Fizeau Bands / 11-2.: |
Haidinger Bands / 11-3.: |
FECO Bands and the Channeled Spectrum / 11-4.: |
Michelson Interferometer for Monochromatic Light / 11-5.: |
Michelson Interferometer for White Light / 11-6.: |
Michelson's Measurement of the Meter / 11-7.: |
Multiple Sources Separated in Depth / 11-8.: |
Dielectric Films on Glass / 11-9.: |
Metallic Films / 11-10.: |
Applications of Physical Optics / Chapter XII.: |
Reflection-reducing Overcoats / 12-1.: |
Multiple Overcoats / 12-2.: |
Interference Filters / 12-3.: |
Low-order Multiple-beam Interferometry / 12-4.: |
High-order Multiple-beam Spectroscopy / 12-5.: |
Free Spectral Range / 12-6.: |
Fabry-Perot Resolving Power / 12-7.: |
The Transmission and Reflection Echelons / 12-8.: |
The Lummer-Gehrcke Plate / 12-9.: |
Energy-limited Resolving Power / 12-10.: |
Images of Points by Single Surfaces / Chapter XIII.: |
General Considerations / 13-1.: |
Optical Surfaces--Polish / 13-2.: |
Optical Surfaces--Geometry / 13-3.: |
Longitudinal Equations for a Single Surface / 13-4.: |
The Gauss Equation / 13-5.: |
Newton's Equation / 13-6.: |
Nodal Equation / 13-7.: |
Mirrors / 13-8.: |
Parabolic Telescope Mirror / 13-9.: |
Foucault's Knife-edge Test / 13-10.: |
Gaviola's Caustic Test / 13-11.: |
Images of Points by Systems of Surfaces / Chapter XIV.: |
Plane Parallel Plate, and Prisms / 14-1.: |
Longitudinal Gaussian Equations / 14-2.: |
Longitudinal Newtonian Equations / 14-3.: |
Immersion Lenses / 14-4.: |
Freedom from Spherical Aberration / 14-5.: |
Spherical Aberration of a Lens / 14-6.: |
Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration / 14-7.: |
Optical Materials / 14-8.: |
Magnification, Aperture, and Field / Chapter XV.: |
Magnification by a Single Surface / 15-1.: |
Extended Sine Relationship / 15-2.: |
Magnification by a System of Surfaces / 15-3.: |
Aplanatic Points / 15-4.: |
Magnifiers and Microscopes / 15-5.: |
Telescopes / 15-6.: |
Aperture / 15-7.: |
Depth of Field / 15-8.: |
Field / 15-9.: |
Telecentric Systems / 15-10.: |
Field Lens / 15-11.: |
Image Defects / Chapter XVI.: |
Third-order Theory / 16-1.: |
Image Testing / 16-2.: |
Spherical Aberration, Coma, and Achromatism / 16-3.: |
Coma of a Parabolic Mirror / 16-4.: |
Astigmatism of a Single Surface / 16-5.: |
Coddington's Equations for a Thin Lens / 16-6.: |
Curvature of Field / 16-7.: |
Distortion / 16-8.: |
Optical Systems / 16-9.: |
Applications of Interferometry / W. Ewart WilliamsAppendix A: |
Interferometers / J. DysonAppendix B: |
The Kosters Double-image Prism / J. B. SaundersAppendix C: |
Interferometry with Savart's Plate / A. C. S. van HeelAppendix D: |
Apodization / Pierre JacquinotAppendix E: |
Application of Fourier Transformations in Optics: Interferometric Spectroscopy / George A. Vanasse ; John StrongAppendix F: |
Some Modern Concepts of Light / L. WittenAppendix G: |
The Speed of Light / C. Harvey Palmer, Jr.Appendix H: |
Radiation Detectors and Measuring Devices / Harold W. YatesAppendix I: |
Microwave Experiments and Their Optical Analogues / Gordon Ferrie Hull, Jr.Appendix J: |
The Wave Theory of Microscopic Image Formation / F. ZernikeAppendix K: |
Modern Trends in Methods of Lens Design / M. HerzbergerAppendix L: |
Graphical Ray Tracing / E. W. SilvertoothAppendix M: |
Fiber Optics / Narinder S. KapanyAppendix N: |
Optical Filters / Robert G. GreenlerAppendix O: |
Mathematical Review / R. P. Madden ; Trevor WilliamsAppendix P: |
Problems |
Index |
Introduction |
Light as Wave Motion / Chapter I.: |
Huygens' Ideas / 1-1.: |