Lasers and Optical Engineering

Contents: Introduction. I. Geometrical optics: 1. Fundamentals of geometrical optics. 2. Matrix formulation of geometrical optics. 3. Image formation. 4. Complex systems. 5. The telescoping system. 6. Some comments about the matrix method. 7. Apertures and stops. 8. Radiometry and photometry. 9. Exact matrices and aberration. II. Physical optics, wave optics, and Fourier optics: 1. Fundamentals of diffraction. 2. Radiation from a source. 3. The diffraction problem. 4. Different regions of diffraction. 5. The Fourier transform. 6. Some examples of Fraunhofer diffraction. 7. Phase transmission functions and lens. 8. Fresnel diffraction. 9. Detection and coherence. 10. Interference. 11. Holography. 12. Physical optics. III. Lasers: 1. Introduction. 2. Amplifier and Oscillator. 3. The Fabry--Perot laser. 4. Laser cavity. 5. Gaussian Beam optics. 6. Solution of the cavity problem. 7. Photon, stimulated, and spontaneous emission, and the Einstein relationship. 8. Light amplifier--population inversion. 9. Different types of light amplifiers and quantum efficiency. 10. Rate dynamics of four-level lasers. 11. Properties of laser light. 12. Q-Switching and mode locking. 13. Lasers. IV. Applications: 1. Introduction. 2. Optical instruments. 3. Fiber-optics and integrated optics. 4. Optical signal processing. 5. Laser applications. 6. Recent advances. Appendix. Supplemental references. Index.