Introduction to Light

Preface Part I. What Is Light? Chapter 1. Early Ideas of Light 1.1 Greek Optics 1.2 Optics in the Middle Ages 1.3 A New Beginning Chapter 2. The Classical Theories 2.1 The Corpuscular Theory 2.2 The Wave Theory 2.3 Electromagnetic Waves Chapter 3. Modern Theories 3.1 Blackbody Radiation 3.2 Photoelectric Effect 3.3 The Nuclear Atom 3.4 Matter Waves Part II. Manipulation of Light Chapter 4. Geometrical Optics 4.1 Light Rays 4.2 Reflection and Refraction 4.3 Spherical Lenses and Mirrors 4.4 Conic Section Mirrors Chapter 5. Polarization 5.1 Transverse Waves and Polarization 5.2 Polarization by Reflection 5.3 Polarization by Scattering 5.4 Double Refraction 5.5 Circular Polarization Chapter 6. Lasers 6.1 Absorption and Emission 6.2 Population Inversion 6.3 Ruby Laser 6.4 Helium-Neon Laser 6.5 Other Laser Types 6.6 Effects of the Optical Cavity 6.7 Coherence 6.8 Applications Chapter 7. Holography 7.1 Zone Plates 7.2 Hologram as a Set of Zone Plates 7.3 Improved Holograms 7.4 Holography and Photography 7.5 Holograms as Sets of Hyperbolic Mirrors 7.6 New Types of Holograms 7.7 Applications Part III. Vision Chapter 8. The Eye 8.1 Outer Shell 8.2 Pupil 8.3 Lens 8.4 Retina 8.5 Pathways to the Brain Chapter 9. Seeing 9.1 Eye Movements 9.2 Optical Illusions 9.3 Seeing in Three Dimensions 9.4 Color Vision Part IV. Color Chapter 10. Light and Color in Nature 10.1 Natural Light 10.2 Forced Oscillators 10.3 Rayleigh Scattering 10.4 White Light Scattering 10.5 Dispersion 10.6 Coronas and the Glory 10.7 Thin Film Colors 10.8 Pigments in Nature 10.9 Other Natural Lighting Effects Chapter 11. Color Science 11.1 Newton's Work 11.2 Primary Colors 11.3 Attributes of Color 11.4 Color Solid and Color Atlases 11.5 Colorimetry Appendix A. Lens and Mirror Equations Appendix B. Snell's Law Appendix C. Scientific Notation Index