Contents: 1. Light .2. Fermats Principle And Its Applications Ray Optics. 3. Reflection And Refraction. 4. Lenses. 5. Optical System And Cardinal Points. 6. Thick Lenses. 7. Matrix Methods. 8. Dispersion. 9. Lens Abberations. 10. Optical Instruments. 11. Velocity Of Light Wave Optics. 12. Waves And Wave Packets. 13. Propagation Of Light Waves. 14. Interefrence. 15. Interefrence In Thin Films.16. Coherence. 17. Fresnel Diffraction.18. Fraunhoffer Diffraction. 19. Resolving Power. 20. Polarization Quantum Optics. 21. Mechanism Of Light Emission. 22. Lasers 23. Holography Photonics. 24. Fibre Optics. 25. Non-Linear Optics. 26. Atom Laser.  Appendix. Noble Laureates In Physics.

Though this book is intended primarily for undergraduate students it is hoped to be useful for a wide variety of readers such as those appearing for competitive examinations and those aiming at obtaining a fair knowledge of the nature and behaviour of light which gives us the direct intimation of Gods subtle splendour.