Pedrottis' Introduction to Optics, 4e
Our new book, a revised and updated edition of Pedrottis' Introduction to Optics, is now available, published by Cambridge University Press. This is well-suited to a wide range of undergraduate optics courses in physics and engineering, and also as a supplementary text to support other courses in the sciences.
The cover of the book displays the vibrant blue wing of the Morpho granadensis butterfly, which is a striking example of “structural color”, stemming from incoming white light scattering off an intricate, nano-scale, multilayered surface. Throughout its 26 chapters, which cover topics from ray optics to nonlinear optics, we hope to support students and instructors alike in discovering the delights that light, and the study of light, can bring.
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Interactive animations accompanying the text
Integrated testlets; read more here
Timeline of the laser to 2020, from SPIE
Nobel Prizes in optics fields from 1901 to the present day, from SPIE