| Preface |
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Light rays in human experience |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (2) |
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Fermat's principle: the optical path length |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (4) |
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Light rays in wave guides |
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12 | (4) |
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Lenses and curved mirrors |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (8) |
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Ray optics and particle optics |
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27 | (6) |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (48) |
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Electromagnetic radiation fields |
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33 | (9) |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (11) |
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56 | (4) |
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60 | (21) |
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77 | (4) |
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Light propagation in matter |
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81 | (65) |
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81 | (6) |
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87 | (4) |
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Optical wave guides and fibres |
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91 | (10) |
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Functional types and applications of optical fibres |
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101 | (3) |
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104 | (12) |
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Light pulses in dispersive materials |
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116 | (11) |
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Anisotropic optical materials |
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127 | (8) |
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135 | (11) |
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146 | (31) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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Magnifying glass and eyepiece |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (7) |
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160 | (5) |
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Lenses: designs and aberrations |
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165 | (12) |
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174 | (3) |
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Coherence and interferometry |
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177 | (44) |
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177 | (1) |
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Coherence and correlation |
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178 | (3) |
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The double-slit experiment |
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181 | (8) |
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Michelson interferometer: longitudinal coherence |
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189 | (6) |
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Fabry-Perot interferometer |
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195 | (6) |
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201 | (6) |
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207 | (4) |
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211 | (4) |
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Laser speckle (laser granulation) |
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215 | (3) |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (34) |
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Classical radiation interaction |
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222 | (10) |
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232 | (12) |
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Stimulated and spontaneous radiation processes |
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244 | (4) |
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Inversion and amplification |
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248 | (5) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (42) |
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The classic system: the He--Ne laser |
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258 | (2) |
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Mode selection in the He--Ne laser |
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260 | (6) |
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Spectral properties of the He--Ne laser |
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266 | (3) |
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Applications of the He--Ne laser |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (3) |
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272 | (5) |
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The workhorses: solid-state lasers |
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277 | (4) |
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Selected solid-state lasers |
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281 | (8) |
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Tunable lasers with vibronic states |
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289 | (4) |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (36) |
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297 | (7) |
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304 | (4) |
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Threshold-less lasers and micro-lasers |
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308 | (4) |
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312 | (8) |
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320 | (13) |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (38) |
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333 | (3) |
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Optical properties of semiconductors |
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336 | (10) |
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The heterostructure laser |
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346 | (9) |
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Dynamic properties of semiconductor lasers |
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355 | (7) |
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Laser diodes, diode lasers, laser systems |
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362 | (4) |
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366 | (5) |
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369 | (2) |
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371 | (30) |
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Characteristics of optical detectors |
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372 | (4) |
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Fluctuating opto-electronic quantities |
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376 | (2) |
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Photon noise and detectivity limits |
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378 | (6) |
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384 | (3) |
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Quantum sensors I: photomultiplier tubes |
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387 | (4) |
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Quantum sensors II: semiconductor sensors |
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391 | (5) |
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Position and image sensors |
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396 | (5) |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (38) |
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Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) |
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401 | (1) |
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Absorption and dispersion |
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402 | (2) |
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The width of spectral lines |
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404 | (7) |
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Doppler-free spectroscopy |
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411 | (7) |
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418 | (6) |
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424 | (15) |
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436 | (3) |
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Photons -- an introduction to quantum optics |
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439 | (50) |
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Does light exhibit quantum character? |
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439 | (2) |
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Quantization of the electromagnetic field |
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441 | (3) |
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444 | (6) |
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Weak coupling and strong coupling |
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450 | (4) |
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454 | (9) |
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Light fields in quantum optics |
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463 | (11) |
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474 | (4) |
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478 | (9) |
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487 | (2) |
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Nonlinear optics I: optical mixing processes |
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489 | (32) |
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Charged anharmonic oscillators |
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489 | (2) |
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Second-order nonlinear susceptibility |
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491 | (6) |
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Wave propagation in nonlinear media |
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497 | (3) |
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500 | (13) |
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Sum and difference frequency |
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513 | (2) |
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Optical parametric oscillators |
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515 | (6) |
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519 | (2) |
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Nonlinear optics II: four-wave mixing |
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521 | (24) |
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Frequency tripling in gases |
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522 | (1) |
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Nonlinear refraction coefficient (optical Kerr effect) |
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523 | (8) |
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531 | (2) |
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532 | (1) |
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533 | (8) |
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Spectral analysis of fluctuating measurable quantities |
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533 | (6) |
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539 | (2) |
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Supplements in quantum mechanics |
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541 | (4) |
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Temporal evolution of a two-state system |
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541 | (1) |
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542 | (1) |
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543 | (2) |
| Bibliography |
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545 | (8) |
| Index |
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