Table of Contents:
  • 1. Electromagnetic fields and origin of light
  • 2. Electromagnetic waves in linear media
  • 3. Light propagation in anisotropic crystals
  • 4. Wave propagation across the interface of two homogeneous media
  • 5. Light propagation in a dielectric waveguide
  • 6. Paraxial propagation of gaussian beams
  • 7. Scalar and vector diffraction theories
  • 8. Calculations for plane waves incident upon various apertures
  • 9. Vector diffraction across a curved interface
  • 10. Diffraction of gaussian beams
  • 11. Trapping cold atoms with laser light.