77 Best Books on Optics

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We have compiled a list of the Best Reference Books on Optics, which are used by students of top universities, and colleges. This will help you choose the right book depending on if you are a beginner or an expert. Here is the complete list of Optics Books with their authors, publishers, and an unbiased review of them as well as links to the Amazon website to directly purchase them. If permissible, you can also download the free PDF books on Optics below.

1. Optics

1."Optics, Principles and Applications" by K K Sharma
“Optics, Principles and Applications” Book Review: In this book, the course has been made more accessible and useful. This book goes from the elementary level and easily catches up with advanced topics along with covering all the standard topics. The book carries the reader through many ideas in optics by dealing with numericals and application of the subject. This book is well written and explains the subject clearly with many illustrations and several problems in each chapter. It Includes problem solving of ray deviations, focusing errors, and distortion along with including them at the end so as to densely understand. Almost one third of the book deals with applications of optics. This book makes the subject jump out of it so that the reader can visualise the things taking shape around. The book gives a clear view about the topic so that the reader not only understands it but also knows where to keep it. This book aims to optical engineers, libraries, senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors.

2."Principles of Optics" by M Born and E Wolf
“Principles of Optics” Book Review: Throughout the book, the theory is well presented, allowing students to have a deep dive of the topic and is highly readable, clear, and concise. The book gives a concise treatment of the electromagnetic waves as well as theory of scattering of scalar waves, including the Born series and the Rytov series along with presents an account of the principles of diffraction tomography with the basic theorem in this field. The book covers the topics like Basic Properties of the Electromagnetic Field, Elements of the Theory of Diffraction, Electromagnetic Potentials and Polarization, Geometrical Theory of Optical Imaging, Foundations of Geometrical Optics, Geometrical Theory of Aberrations, Image-Forming Instruments, Elements of the Theory of Interference and Interferometers, Elements of the Theory of Diffraction, The Diffraction Theory of Aberrations, Interference and Diffraction with Partially Coherent Light, Rigorous Diffraction Theory, Diffraction of Light by Ultrasonic Waves, Optics of Metals, Optics of Crystals along with some appendices etc.

3."Introduction to Modern Optics" by G B Fowles
“Introduction to Modern Optics” Book Review: This book provides a basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. Basically the books can be divided into two parts: the first half of the book deals with classical physical optics and the second principally with the quantum nature of light. The book deals with the topics like Propagation of light waves, concepts of phase and group velocities, the vectorial nature of light, concepts of partial coherence, coherence length to the study of interference, multiple-beam interference, Fabry-Perot interferometer, multilayer-film theory, Diffraction and holography, the propagation of light in material media, the quantum theory of light, elementary optical spectra, theory of light amplification and lasers, etc. This book has many applications on the laser to the study of optics through the texts. The prerequisite of the book is to have a basic knowledge on electricity and magnetism and some advanced mathematics beyond calculus.

4."Optics" by Ghatak
“Optics” Book Review: This book gives a comprehensive and balanced account of traditional optics as well as some of the recent developments in this field. This book is meant for undergraduate students of science and engineering, as well as students pursuing bachelor of honours degree in physics while pertaining to their respective syllabi. The covers topics like Paraxial Ray Optics, Geometrical Theory of Third-Order Aberrations, Characteristic Functions, Diffraction, Partially Coherent Light, Fourier Optics I. Spatial Frequency Filtering, Fourier Optics II. Optical Transfer Functions, Holography, Self-Focusing, Graded-Index Waveguides, Evanescent Waves and the Goos-Hänchen Effect. The book is written in student-friendly language and is resourceful.

5."Optics (Schaum's Outline Series)" by Eugene Hecht
“Optics (Schaum’s Outline Series)” Book Review: This book offers an excellent overview of the key theories and outlook of the topic. The context here is wrapped up with simple words and with a detailed understanding of all the key topics. The book consists of several illustrations, diagrams and experiments to help understand the complex concepts of optics better. This book is helpful for students who are preparing for competitive examinations like IIT-JAM and NET. The book covers topics like wave motion, the propagation of light, geometrical optics, Fourier optics, superposition of waves, polarization, diffraction and basics of coherence theory. This book highlights all the important facts we need to know.

6."Fundamentals of Optics" by Francis Jenkins and Harvey White
“Fundamentals of Optics” Book Review: The key focus is on topic explanations to make a clear view of the topic. This book is well designed to let you taste the real cream of optics. This book is well described and simple too. Helping the reader to boost his or her confidence.This book covers all of the main points of optics in a very consistently clear and concise manner. Each chapter has a set of largely numerical problems with answers provided for the odd numbered problems. This book covers topic which are Properties of Light, Plane Surfaces and Prisms, Spherical Surfaces, Spherical Mirrors, The Effects of Stops, Ray Tracing, Lens Aberrations, Wave Optics, Vibrations and Waves, The Speed of Light, Absorption and Scattering, Double Refraction, Quantum Optics, Light Quanta and Their Origin, Refractive Indices and Dispersions for Optical Glasses, etc.

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7."Theory and Practice of optics and refraction" by Khurana
“Theory and Practice of optics and refraction” Book Review: In this book, the course has been made more accessible and useful. This book goes from the elementary level and easily catches up with advanced topics along with covering all the standard topics. Each chapter in this book has been thoroughly updated and revised. This book provides information on basic principles of optics and refraction to the residents in ophthalmology as well as students of Optometry and Orthoptics. In this book the text is decorated in attractive four-colour format to make understanding, retention and reproducibility of facts easy. This book covers topics like Light, Physical Optics,,Refractive Surgery, Optical Instruments and Techniques, Geometrical Optics, and Optics of Eye, Low Vision Management, Visual Acuity, Contrast Sensitivity and Tests for Potential Vision, Errors of Refraction and Binocular Optical Defects Asthenopia, Anomalies of Accommodation and Convergence,Corneal Topography and Aberrometry, Clinical Refraction, etc.

8."Introduction to Optics" by Pedrotti
“Introduction to Optics” Book Review: In this book, the course has been made more accessible and useful. This book goes from the elementary level and easily catches up with advanced topics along with covering all the standard topics. This book aims to intermediate and upper level undergraduate physics and engineering students and offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction. The specific feature of this book is that it’s more of self guiding specialized content to suit individual curricular needs and goals.The book deals with topics like optics of the eye, lasers,coherence, ray tracing, polarization, multiple thin-film interference, holography, fiber optics, interferometry, Fourier optics, nonlinear optics, and Fresnel equations.

9."Optics: Lectures On Theoretical Physics" by Sommerfeld Arnold
“Optics: Lectures On Theoretical Physics” Book Review: This book is designed to help students to work and improve their comprehension and response skills. The chapters here are followed by interactive exercises and MCQs, thinking and writing activities. This book is comprehensive and can be used by students who want a deep dive into the topic.

10."Fiber Optic Communications" by Palais
“Fiber Optic Communications” Book Review: This book offers an excellent overview of the key theories and outlook of the topic. The context here is wrapped up with simple words and with a detailed understanding of all the key topics along with coverage of significant advances made in the fiber industry over the time and in-depth introduction to the basics of communicating with optical fiber transmission lines. Throughout the book, the theory is well presented, allowing students to have a deep dive from and covers topics like Raman amplifier, erbium-doped waveguide amplifier, the arrayed waveguide grating, electroabsorption modulator, optical micro-electro-mechanical (MEMs) components, dispersion compensation, tunable light sources, tunable filters, optical time-division multiplexing, dense and coarse wavelength-division multiplexing, increased utilization of the optical spectrum, fiber lasers and optical amplifiers, vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diodes, dense wavelength-division multiplexing, fiber Bragg grating technology, etc. This book allows the reader to learn and design operating principles.

11."The Optics of Nonimaging Concentrators" by W T Welford and R Winston
“The Optics of Non imaging Concentrators” Book Review: This book is apt for undergraduate engineering and science stream students. This book explains the fundamentals of non-imaging optics for flux concentration. It also discusses the developments in the geometrical optics and physical optics of concentrators. This book also explains the second-stage optics, truncation, non-specular form of reflection, black-body radiation and the edge-ray principle. It also explains the ideas of non-imaging optics beyond the geometrical optics model. It also contains a wide variety of illustrations and real life applications for enhanced learning.


2. Quantum Optics

1."Quantum Optics" by O Scully and S Zubairy
“Quantum Optics” Book Review: This volume presents a deep and vast-ranging introduction to Quantum Optics.It focuses on the fundamental principles and their implementations. It includes the fundamental instruments of quantum optics along with the implementation of these instruments in a variety of quantum optical systems. It also covers lasing without inversion, squeezed states and atom optics. Further it explains quantum optical tests of the basics of quantum mechanics and to specific features of measurement theory. It consists of numerous questions and references. It is designed for graduate students of quantum optics and researchers.

2."Elements of Quantum Optics" by Pierre Meyster and Murray Sargent
“Elements of Quantum Optics” Book Review: This text covers fundamental concepts necessary to understand and execute research in laser physics and quantum optics. It consists of a summary of fundamental quantum mechanics and teachings of system-reservoir interactions and second quantization. The book explains the direct relation between many apparently independent concepts like probe absorption, four-wave mixing, resonance fluorescence and squeezing. It describes cavity quantum electrodynamics and atom optics. It includes topics of quantum entanglement and quantum knowledge along with the quantum beam splitter, slow light. Furthermore it comprises the input-output formalism required to understand various problems in quantum optics.

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3."Quantum Optics" by D F Walls and Grad J Milburn
“Quantum Optics” Book Review: This volume provides a complete knowledge of developments in quantum optics. It covers the formalism of quantum optics and the important methods. It includes squeezed states of light, laser theory, quantum theory of four-wave mixing and atom optics. The book contains concepts of quantum non-demolition measurements and Bell’s inequalities. It presents broad and recent knowledge of experiment and theory in quantum optics. It also contains 40 plus exercises.

4."Quantum Optics: An Introduction" by Fox
“Quantum Optics: An Introduction” Book Review: It seeks to introduce a vast variety of concepts at a lower level suitable for students of advanced undergraduate and Masters level in physics. It provides introduction and context material, Photons, Atom-photon interactions and Quantum information processing. It consists of many examples along with a specific focus on the experimental observations of quantum optical phenomena. It contains worked illustrations, along with 10-15 exercises with solutions with every chapter. Furthermore it encompasses concepts of Classical Optics, Radiative Transitions in Atoms, Photon Statistics, Coherent States, Squeezed Light and many more.

5."Quantum Optics (Oxford Graduate Texts)" by John Garrison and Raymond Chiao
“Quantum Optics (Oxford Graduate Texts)” Book Review: This text covers basic knowledge of the underlying physics. The book’s approach is from the quantum theory of the basic harmonic oscillator to the implementation of complex states to quantum information processing. The book focuses on experimental techniques. It comprises topics such as primary photon detection and quantum tomography. Also heterodyne and homodyne techniques and spontaneous down-conversion are also covered. The text covers quantum cryptography, quantum communications and quantum computing.

6."Fundamentals of Quantum Optics (Dover Books on Physics)" by John R Klauder and E C G Sudarshan
“Fundamentals of Quantum Optics (Dover Books on Physics)” Book Review: This volume has a traditional approach to analyze the basics of quantum optics. It comprises the quantum theory of partial coherence and the kind of the relativity between classical and quantum theories of coherence. It covers partially coherent light and equations of motion and coherent-state presentation of the electromagnetic field. It also consists of topics such as photoelectric counting distributions, dynamical determination of statistical description, quantum theory of optical correlation phenomena and intensity interferometry in quantum optics. It provides specifically absolute handling of features of the coherent states and of the “diagonal” presentations for statistical states.

7."Optics: Classical and Quantum" by R K Kar
8."Fundamentals of Physics II: Electromagnetism, Optics, and Quantum Mechanics" by R Shankar
“Fundamentals of Physics II: Electromagnetism, Optics, and Quantum Mechanics” Book Review: This volume is formed on R Shankar online Yale course. It elaborates important topics which comprises electromagnetism, optics and quantum mechanics.The text starts from the fundamental topics and strengthens basics making certain a solid base in the principles and techniques of physics. It is appropriate for college-level students of physics, chemistry, and engineering also AP Physics students and for readers interested in advances in the sciences.

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9."Quantum Optics: Including Noise Reduction, Trapped Ions, Quantum Trajectories and Decoherence" by Miguel Orszag
“Quantum Optics: Including Noise Reduction, Trapped Ions, Quantum Trajectories and Decoherence” Book Review: This text provides a very vast range of fundamental laser-related occuring. It is appropriate for scientists and engineers carrying out research in quantum optics and laser physics. It includes quantization of the electromagnetic field, resonance fluorescence, quantum theory of damping, the correlated emission laser, input-output theory with applications to non-linear optics and quantum trajectories. Furthermore it comprises topics like quantum theory of coherence, atom-field interaction models, laser theory using both the master equation and the Langevin theory and many others. In this volume decoherence and elements of quantum computation, entanglement of pure and mixed states are explained well.

10."Quantum Optics for Engineers" by F J Duarte
“Quantum Optics for Engineers” Book Review: This book presents a clear and well ordered introduction to quantum optics. It contains Dirac’s bra–ket notation focused on practical implementations and fundamental properties of quantum mechanics like Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and Schrodinger’s equation.It explains the interferometric quantum origin of basic optical principles such as diffraction, refraction, and reflection. It describes implementations of the probability amplitude of quantum complexity to optical communications, quantum teleportation, and quantum computing. It contains numerous examples throughout.


3. Nonlinear Optics

1."Lasers and Non-Linear Optics" by B B Laud
“Lasers and Non-Linear Optics” Book Review: This book serves the advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in lasers. It covers the wide area joining laser physics and non-linear optics. This book presents a concise account of basic physics on which the operation of lasers depends. It includes quantum mechanical treatment of the interaction of radiation with an atom. It also covers some important optical processes. This book discusses the way, by stages, for the formal development of lasers.

2."Nonlinear Optics" by Boyd
“Nonlinear Optics” Book Review: This book presents the interaction of intense laser light with matter. It conforms to the standard SI system of units. This book covers collectively updated material on the latest developments in the field. It provides an introduction to the entire field of optical physics. This book focuses specifically on the area of nonlinear optics. It includes the electromagnetic origin of optical phenomena, the quantum mechanical description of the optical properties of matter. This book also discusses the role of spatial symmetries in determining the optical response, causality and Kramers Kronig relations.

3."An Introduction to Nonlinear Optics" by George C Baldwin
4."Nonlinear Fiber Optics" by Agarwal
5."Introduction to Nonlinear Optics South Asian Edition" by New G
“Introduction to Nonlinear Optics South Asian Edition” Book Review: This book serves as a textbook for graduate students starting their research in this area. The book provides a thorough analysis of second harmonic generation and related second-order processes. It discusses the nonlinear optics of short optical pulses and sound effects. These effects include electromagnetically-induced transparency. The book, at the end, presents a simplified treatment of high harmonic generation. This book also covers advanced topics like the linear and nonlinear optics of crystals, the tensor nature of the nonlinear coefficients and their quantum mechanical representation, etc.

6."Nonlinear Optics of Photonic Crystals and Meta-Materials (Iop Concise Physics)" by Arthur R McGurn
“Nonlinear Optics of Photonic Crystals and Meta-Materials (Iop Concise Physics)” Book Review: This book provides a brief introduction to the ideas and phenomena that occur in the nonlinear optics of photonic crystals. These are demonstrated inside the context of simple models. These models provide an understanding of the physical phenomena that are important in these two rapidly developing areas of nano-photonic technology. It discusses some of the basic principles of linear and nonlinear optical nano-systems. This book focuses on engineered optical systems that have been of recent interest in physics. And also in engineering, and applied mathematics for their opto-electronic applications. It also includes photonic crystals and meta-materials.

7."Essentials of Nonlinear Optics (Ane/Athena Books)" by Y V G S Murti and C Vijayan
“Essentials of Nonlinear Optics (Ane/Athena Books)” Book Review: This book serves as a textbook for the bachelor students. It also serves the requirements of masters courses. It acts as a guide for nonlinear optics to students of science. It also acts as a textbook for the engineering students regarding nonlinear optics. This book has emerged from an aim to provide the requirement of presenting the subject at college level. On the basis of this book, one-semester course covering the essentials can effectively be designed.

8."Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics, Second Edition" by Peter E Powers and Joseph W Haus
“Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics, Second Edition” Book Review: This book provides quantum nonlinear optics. It presents a detailed treatment of parametric optical processes. This book covers birefringence, tolerances and beam optimization. It helps us to design and build high conversion efficiency devices. This book discusses the treatment of numerical methods to solving sets of complex nonlinear equations. It also includes several problems in each chapter.

9."Susceptibility Tensors for Nonlinear Optics (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics)" by S V Popov and Y P Svirko
“Susceptibility Tensors for Nonlinear Optics (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics)” Book Review: This book serves the requirements of scientists working in solid state physics. It also acts as a guide for crystallography, acoustics, and materials engineering. It provides an elaborated introduction to the concept of optical susceptibilities of crystalline media. This book includes useful tables of third-, fourth-, and fifth-rank susceptibility tensors for major nonlinear optical effects. It is an entirely original TURBO RANK software package. This book allows the calculation of the symmetry of material tensors up to seventh rank. These effectively replace conventional reference tables of high rank tensors.

10."Theoretical Problems In Cavity Nonlinear Optics (cambridge Studies In Modern Optics)" by Paul Mandel
11."The Principles of Nonlinear Optics" by Y R Shen
“The Principles of Nonlinear Optics” Book Review: This book helps students with comprehensive and response skills. The lessons are classroom tested and include short reading selections. These are followed by constructed responses and various other activities. This is a flexible read and can be used as a core or supplemental program. It can be used for test prep or intervention with individual students or groups.


4. Integrated Optics

1."Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology" by Hunsperger
2."Multi-Photon Quantum Information Science and Technology in Integrated Optics (Springer Theses)" by Jonathan C F Matthews
“Multi-Photon Quantum Information Science and Technology in Integrated Optics (Springer Theses)” Book Review: This book is designed for quantum physics and developing unique quantum magnification Technology using advanced computer systems. This book deals with optical benches of metre scale quantum circuits. Topics like increase of complexity, photons based practical Quantum Technology are discussed here. This book comes up with a series of quantum photonic devices including waveguide circuits with miniature monolithic chips. The book covers topics like paradigm shift of underlying architecture related with quantum optics which is used as a key building block for all quantum technologies.

3."Ion Exchange in Single Crystals for Integrated Optics and Optoelectronics" by Vyacheslav Fedorov and Yori Korkishko
“Ion Exchange in Single Crystals for Integrated Optics and Optoelectronics” Book Review: This book is useful for detecting problems of ion exchange processes in LiNbO3, LiTaO3 and KTiOPO4 and applications of II-VI semiconductor. The following book contains Introduction and Basics of the ion exchange process for solid in chapter 1. The book comes up with the common properties of LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 crystals and the methods which are used to determine optical waveguides which is discussed in chapter 2. The ion exchange process of LiNbO3, LiTaO3 and KTiOPO4 crystals are discussed in 3,4,5th chapters. The applications of ion exchanged waveguides are conferred in 6th chapter. Unique ion exchange methods in II-VI semiconductors are discussed in the 7th chapter of the following book.

4."Integrated Optics: Design and Modeling (Optoelectronics Library)" by Reinhard Marz
“Integrated Optics: Design and Modeling (Optoelectronics Library)” Book Review: This book is designed for determination of integrated optics from each practical and theoretical standpoints methods. The following book deals with critical design methods which can reduce overall device related to modelling effort.

5."Integrated Optic Devices II (Spie Proceedings)" by Jalali B and Giancarlo C Righini
6."Integrated Optics and Optoelectronics: Proceedings of a Conference Held 21-23 January, 1993, Los Angeles California (Critical Reviews)" by M Razeghi and Ka-Kha Wong
“Integrated Optics and Optoelectronics: Proceedings of a Conference Held 21-23 January, 1993, Los Angeles California (Critical Reviews)” Book Review: The following book is useful for managing mechanical, electrical and optical properties using advanced fabrication methods. The book covers topics like sensors, the most important part of electronic data processing, and decision making machines. This book contains topics like microfabrication Technology related to batch fabrication of micro sensors which results in more uniform property of co fabricated devices. The following book deals with some properties of material which can influence the sensor’s operation. Optical sensors and their higher properties are also discussed here. The book comes up with several examples that help to understand the concepts much better.The book contains high quality conferences in fields like optics and photonics. The book deals with the approach of the latest Revolution in research and technology that help to understand the concepts much better. The Book was designed for actual research paper which is represented in SPIE conference.

7."Integrated Optics, Microstructures, and Sensors (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)" by Massood Tabib-Azar
“Integrated Optics, Microstructures, and Sensors (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)” Book Review: The following book is useful for managing mechanical, electrical and optical properties using advanced fabrication methods. The book covers topics like sensors, the most important part of electronic data processing, and decision making machines. This book contains topics like microfabrication Technology related to batch fabrication of micro sensors which results in more uniform property of co fabricated devices. The following book deals with some properties of material which can influence the sensor’s operation. Optical sensors and their higher properties are also discussed here. The book comes up with several examples that help to understand the concepts much better.

8."Novel Whispering Gallery Mode Microresonators and Waveguide Designs for Applications in Integrated Quantum Optics" by Rico Henze
“Novel Whispering Gallery Mode Microresonators and Waveguide Designs for Applications in Integrated Quantum Optics” Book Review: The book is designed for examination of novel resonator and waveguide designs considering inapplicability in quantum optics. The book comes up with topics like light matter interaction of smallest scales and low loss experimental set-up which is needed for observation of quantum effects. Topics like whispering gallery mode microresonators are mainly discussed here. Resonators, highly systematic mechanisms for the excitation are also conferred here. The following book contains brief discussions on waveguide creation and applicability of quantum optical devices. The book deals with plasmonic waveguides and alternative waveguide designs related with quantum optics experiments.

9."Integrated Optics and Micro-Optics with Polymers (Teubner Texte zur Physik)" by Gerhard Wegner and Hans-Dieter Bauer
“Integrated Optics and Micro-Optics with Polymers (Teubner Texte zur Physik)” Book Review: This book is designed for workshops on Integrated optics and micro optics using polymers. The book comes up with integrated optics and micro optics of polymers from multiple sources. Topics like Easy and cheap availability of materials, chance of mass fabrications using plastics, materials researchers, Process engineers are discussed here. The following boom deals with applications of Integrated devices, sensors, systems and telecommunications, optical processing. The book contains detailed information about the workshop which is organised for bringing more than 130 experimental lists and routing including physicists, chemists, engineers and research institutions.

10."Introduction to Integrated Optics" by Michael Barnoski
“Introduction to Integrated Optics” Book Review: This Book is designed for short course related Integrated Optics. The book comes with detailed information about particular chapters in every chapter. The book deals with several types of basic structures and analysis techniques related to Integrated Optics. It provides both material which is previously published and also about the material which is not published anywhere. Rapid expansion of Integrated optics and reportage of all experimental results are also conferred here. The following book contains extended information about the laboratories that help to understand the concepts much better.

11."Coherent Quantum Optics and Technology (Advances in Opto-Electronics)" by Motoichi Ohtsu
“Coherent Quantum Optics and Technology (Advances in Opto-Electronics)” Book Review: This book is useful for undergraduate students, graduate students, and junior engineers in the field of Quantum Optics. It consists of chapters based on coherent state of light, principle of laser oscillation, representative lasers like gas, dye, solid-state, and semiconductor lasers, etc. It also contains a lot of information on the magnitude of noises and the principle of reducing the frequency fluctuations of lasers. It talks about advanced lightwave application systems in detail as well. It contains a lot of experiments and experimental results and diagrams.


5. Integrated Wave Optics

1."Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides (Optics and Photonics Series)" by Katsunari Okamoto
“Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides (Optics and Photonics Series)” Book Review: This book is useful for the researcher, professors and students of Optics and Communication Engineering. The book covers all topics with brief explanation and clear illustration that help to understand the concept much better. It contains detailed information about optical theory with reference using coupled mode theory, nonlinear effects of optics, method of finite element, many Central theorems and its formula. The book comes with basic concepts of crystal fibers along with its application and advances of crystal fibers. The descriptive volume, in depth discussion on photonic crystal fibre, full description of polarization are also conferred here.

2."Integrated Optoelectronics: Waveguide Optics, Photonics, Semiconductors" by Karl J Ebeling
“Integrated Optoelectronics: Waveguide Optics, Photonics, Semiconductors” Book Review: This book is designed for waveguide optics and study of photonics in crystals of semiconductor. This book contains detailed information about integrated optoelectronic devices of transmission, processing during optical signals etc. Topics including the importance of optical communication during disk storage systems, the expression and exchange of optical fiber are also conferred here.

3."Guided Wave Optics" by Anurag Sharma
“Guided Wave Optics” Book Review: This book is designed for the Information about basic science and Integrated topics of optical fiber. This book provides several articles of different authors. The following book comes with physical guidance about optical components and basic tools of waveguides and components. The estimation of single mode fiber designs, effects of polarisation in optical fibers, nonlinear optical effects and information about all fibre components and sensors are discussed here. The following book contains a practical Introduction of contemporary areas and applications related to wave Optics that help to understand the concepts much better.

4."Wave Optics and Photonic Devices for Optical Information Processing: II: 2 (Proceedings of SPIE)" by Pierre Ambs and Fred R Beyette
5."Selected Papers on Coupled-Mode Theory in Guided-Wave Optics (SPIE Milestone Series)" by Dennis G Hall
6."Guided Wave Optical Components and Devices: Basics, Technology, and Applications (Optics and Photonics)" by Bishnu P Pal
“Guided Wave Optical Components and Devices: Basics, Technology, and Applications (Optics and Photonics)” Book Review: The following book is designed for basic Introduction of optical components and devices. The book provides topics like polymer fiber components, optic interactions with fibers, polymeric components, high mode optical fiber. Access of nonlinear and parametric processes in fibers, applications of Raman fiber in DWDM and CATV networks are also conferred here. The book contains detailed information about fused fiber couplers, side polished fibers, fiber Technology as well as safety, Civil health structures and applications of gyroscope. The book comes up with detailed information about bibliography, types of optical components and applications of each optical component which help readers for better understanding.

7."High Speed Circuits For Lightwave Communications, Selected Topics In Electronics And Systems, Vol 1" by Keh-Chung Wang
“High Speed Circuits For Lightwave Communications, Selected Topics In Electronics And Systems, Vol 1” Book Review: The following book is useful for graduate students, engineers, researchers of optical communications. This book is designed for basic Introduction of bandwidth of transmission and transferring data over fiber networks. The book deals with availability of internet traffic which operates engineers to develop integrated circuits. It contains detailed information about lightwave Communications which represents the latest circuits, measured results and product development. The topic comes up with detailed information about electronic transmission using opto electronic circuits and switching of cross points. Basic concepts of circuits, GaAs MESFET, HBT, HEMT are also discussed here.

8."Photonic Waveguides (ISTE)" by Azzedine Boudrioua
“Photonic Waveguides (ISTE)” Book Review: The book is designed for nonlinear Optics. The book deals with basic concepts of integrated optics which are used to develop the theoretical and experimental tools. It contains detailed information about integrated optical components using light modulation. starting from waveguides to Linear and nonlinear optical techniques are also conferred here. The book comes with physical phenomenon, both theory and practical comprehension and gives presentations including industrial applications of integrated optical components that help to understand the topic much better.


6. Electro-Optic Systems

1."Stepping Stones to Electro-Homoeopathy: Count Mattei's System of Medicine" by Aurelius J L Gliddon
“Stepping Stones to Electro-Homoeopathy: Count Mattei’s System of Medicine” Book Review: This book is for students and teachers. This book provides knowledge and covers most topics. It is readable and understandable. This book explains the use of the Electro-Homœopathic remedies. It describes the principles, aims, methods, and professions.

2."MOEMS: Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems" by Manouchehr E Motamedi
“MOEMS: Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems” Book Review: This book is helpful for graduate students, scientists and engineers. It explains micro-optics and MEMS. It describes how high optical functionality and high optical performance is. This book provides optical devices for telecommunication, sensing and mobile systems. It also gives v-grooves, gratings and shutters. It also includes the scanners, filters and micro mirrors. This book also gives switches, alignment aids, lens arrays and hermetic wafer-scale optical packaging. It also explains the design, fabrication and analysis of MOEM systems.

3."Electro-Homoeopathic Medicine: A New Medical System, Being a Popular and Domestic Guide Founded on Experience (Classic Reprint)" by Cesar Mattei
“Electro-Homoeopathic Medicine: A New Medical System, Being a Popular and Domestic Guide Founded on Experience (Classic Reprint)” Book Review: This book explains the use of the Electro-Homœopathic remedies. It describes the principles, aims, methods, and professions. This book is suitable for both professional and lay readers. This book provides knowledge and covers most topics. It is readable and understandable.

4."Stabilisateurs Intelligents Des Systemes Electro-Energetiques (Omn.Pres.Franc.)" by Kamel Saoudi
“Stabilisateurs Intelligents Des Systemes Electro-Energetiques (Omn.Pres.Franc.)” Book Review: This book is for students and teachers. This book provides knowledge and covers most topics. It is readable and understandable. This book explains the use of the electro energetics remedies. It describes the principles, aims, methods, and professions.

5."Jane's Electro-optic Systems 1999-2000 (Janes Electro-Optics Systems)" by Jane's Information Group
“Jane’s Electro-optic Systems 1999-2000 (Janes Electro-Optics Systems)” Book Review: This book is for students and teachers. This book provides knowledge and covers most topics. It is readable and understandable. This book explains the use of the electro optics remedies. It describes the principles, aims, methods, and professions.

6."Fundamentals of Electro-Optic Systems Design: Communications, Lidar, and Imaging" by Sherman Karp and Larry B Stotts
“Fundamentals of Electro-Optic Systems Design: Communications, Lidar, and Imaging” Book Review: This book explains the communication theory, thermodynamics, information theory and propagation theory. It describes the range of electro-optical systems. It also deals with fiber optics and infra-red imaging. It also provides LIDAR, free space communications and imaging. This book is helpful for practising engineers and academic researchers.

7."Progress in Nano-Electro Optics III: Industrial Applications and Dynamics of the Nano-Optical System (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)" by imusti
“Progress in Nano-Electro Optics III: Industrial Applications and Dynamics of the Nano-Optical System (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)” Book Review: This book explains electro-optics. It describes the classical and quantum optics. This book also deals with organic and inorganic material science and technology. It also gives surface science. It helps us understand spectroscopy, atom manipulation, photonics, and electronics. This book provides knowledge and covers most topics. It is readable and understandable. This book explains the use of the electro optics remedies. It describes the principles, aims, methods, and professions.

8."Electrooptic Effects in Liquid Crystal Materials (Partially Ordered Systems)" by imusti
“Electrooptic Effects in Liquid Crystal Materials (Partially Ordered Systems)” Book Review: This book explains the liquid crystal display technology. It describes the basic properties of the liquid crystalline state and liquid crystal materials. It provides the electrical and optical properties of liquid crystalline materials. This book helps us understand the surface phenomena. It also provides electro optic effects. It also gives nematic liquid crystals. It also explains the electro optic properties of cholesteric and non ferroelectric liquid crystals. It also includes ferroelectric liquid crystals. It also describes data-processing devices and nondestructive testing.

9."Controlling Fringe Sensitivity of Electro-Optic Holography Systems Using Laser Diode Current Modulation" by Shannon J Bybee and National Aeronautics and Space Administr
“Controlling Fringe Sensitivity of Electro-Optic Holography Systems Using Laser Diode Current Modulation” Book Review: This book explains the method for controlling the sensitivity of the EOH system. It includes the frequency Translated Electro-Optic Holography. It also describes the laser diode capabilities. This book provides knowledge and covers most topics. It is readable and understandable. This book explains the use of the electro optics remedies. It describes the principles, aims, methods, and professions.

10."Electrooptics and Conductometry of Polydisperse Systems" by A A Trusov and V V Vojtylov
“Electrooptics and Conductometry of Polydisperse Systems” Book Review: This book explains polydisperse systems. It describes fundamentals of electrooptical effects and electric conductivity anisotropy. It deals with polarizability. It deals with surface electroconductivity. It also provides the layer of dispersed phase particles. It also includes electric interaction kinetics and aggregation of particles. This book is suitable for biophysicists, microbiologists, and researchers. It also describes electro optics and Conductometry of Polydisperse.


7. Lasers and Optical Instrumentation

1."Optoelectronics" by Wilson and Hawkes
Book Review: This book provides an introduction to optoelectronics for all the students studying at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and also to practicing engineers. The book provides a very good introduction to the quantitative aspects of the subject. The book also provides special emphasis on the fundamental principles that underlie the operation of devices and systems. The readers will understand the operation of devices as well as the future developments within the subject. This book is fully updated with the all the latest technologies in the field of optoelectronics.

2."Essentials of Optoelectronics with Applications" by A J Rogers
Book Review: This book demonstrates the importance of photonics in the field of science and engineering. The book demonstrates various applications in telecommunications, medicine, astronomy, industrial sensing, optical computing and signal processing. The book concentrates on physical principles, interdependence, detailed treatment of lasers, waveguides, modulators, detectors, nonlinear optics and optical signal processing. The book also contains additional topics on photonic crystal fibers and other latest advanced in optical fibre communications.

3."Principles of Optical Communication and Opto Electronics" by I Ravikuamar and Bala N Saraswathi
“Principles of Optical Communication and Opto Electronics” Book Review: The book is basically written for final year students who are pursuing their B.Tech in Electronics and Communication. Starting from the basics all the necessary topics related to ‘Optical Communication’ and ‘Opto Electronics’ are discussed in detail. Thus this book will also be beneficial for the students of other branches/courses who want to gain knowledge about preceding fields for their career or personal interest. It has a complete and up-to-date syllabus of B.Tech final year of many Indian universities.

4."Lasers and Optical Instrumentation" by S Nagabhushana
“Lasers and Optical Instrumentation” Book Review: The book covers basic principles, types and characteristics of lasers. This book is helpful for students of B.E, M.E, and M.Sc. (Electronics). Topics such as optoelectronic devices, fibre optic communication, fibre optic sensors, mode locking, Q – switching and many sub-topics of pre-mentioned topics are described thoroughly in this book. Applications of lasers in science, engineering and medicine are also mentioned in the book. Safety aspects related to mentioned topics are also included. Book contains many solved questions for better understanding of theoretical concepts and principles. Also review questions are given at the end of each chapter for self study of the readers.

5."Optical and Optoelectronic Instrumentation" by A K Ganguly
6."Instrumentation for Ground-Based Optical Astronomy" by Robinson
“Instrumentation for Ground-Based Optical Astronomy” Book Review: This book describes the new instruments and ideas for new instruments for astronomy. It includes information about devices and technologies which will help astronomers to obtain the data from photons of light, collected by ground-based telescopes.Thus it makes clear that progress and development never stops. The book focuses on small developments like charged coupled device imagers, fiber-optic inputs to spectrographs, newly developed reflective coatings, new software systems, and remote observing techniques. This book was also used as the theme for the Ninth Santa Cruz Summer Workshop in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

7."Optical Methods and Instrumentation in Brain Imaging and Therapy" by Madsen
“Optical Methods and Instrumentation in Brain Imaging and Therapy” Book Review: The book provides readers with a variety of imaging techniques. It gives complete and up-to-date details of optical approaches used in brain imaging and therapy. This book includes detailed description of various imaging techniques like diffuse optical imaging, laser speckle imaging, photoacoustic imaging and optical coherence tomography. Laser-based therapeutic approaches like photodynamic therapy, fluorescence guided resection and photothermal therapy are revised. To give readers better understanding, fundamental principle and instrumentation of each imaging and therapeutic technique is mentioned. It highlights new optical-based therapeutic approaches for brain diseases.

8."Lasers in Chemical Analysis" by John C Travis Hieftje Travis Lytle
“Lasers in Chemical Analysis” Book Review: The content of this book is based on the lectures prepared for the ‘ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry 1979 Summer Symposium’. Lasers are recent additions to the analytical scientist’s arsenal. This book provides a broad introduction to the subject. The principles of lasers, their optics, and radiation along with their applications are included in this piece of writing. Later, there are chapters based on laser fundamentals, laser analytical methodology, techniques based on the absorption of laser radiation, laser-induced fluorescence, and uses of lasers in chemical instru­mentation. It contains many practically oriented articles. Later sections of the book feature detailed and complex articles but readers will get sufficient knowledge to understand them by reading initial sections of the book.

9."Photonics Technology and Instrumentation" by Andrews David L Andrews
“Photonics Technology and Instrumentation” Book Review: The book is basically for the students, researchers, college lecturers, educators, policymakers and consultants with physical sciences and photonics background. The chapters of this book contains topics like Communication Networks, Data Buffers, Defense and Security Applications, Detectors, Fiber Optics and Amplifiers, Green Photonics, Instrumentation and Metrology, Interferometers, Light-Harvesting Materials, Logic Devices, Optical Communications, Remote Sensing, Solar Energy, Solid-State Lighting, Wavelength Conversion. For practical knowledge of the reader’s book includes processes and applications of the topics covered. It gives an idea about modern optics. Chapters of this book are written by the scientists according to their respective fields.

10."Numerical Simulation of Optical Wave Propagation With Examples in MATLAB" by Schmidt Jason D
“Numerical Simulation of Optical Wave Propagation With Examples in MATLAB” Book Review: There are many applications of ‘Wave Optics Simulation’. This book highlights simulation techniques that are directly applicable to atmospheric imaging, astronomy, adaptive optics, free-space optical communications, and LADAR. Many of the basic techniques are applicable to integrated optics and nonlinear, anisotropic, and optically active media. The book starts from the fundamentals of ‘Digital Fourier Transforms ’ and then features all the related content like FT-based operations, multiple methods of wave-optics simulations, sampling requirements, and simulations in atmospheric turbulence. The students can learn all the principles and techniques that are used in optics. This book will act as a guide for optical scientists and engineers. Problems are given at the end of each chapter for self assessment. All readers can use MATLAB scripting language and the provided CD that contains code for the basic tools.

11."Nonlinear Optics and Solid-State Lasers: Advanced Concepts, Tuning-Fundamentals and Applications (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)" by Jianquan Yao and Yuyue Wang
“Nonlinear Optics and Solid-State Lasers: Advanced Concepts, Tuning-Fundamentals and Applications (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)” Book Review: This book has been designed for B.Tech / M.Tech students studying electrical or electronics engineering. Teachers can also use this book as reference. Research students and PhD students can also use this book for basics. This book covers the complete spectrum of nonlinear optics and all solid state lasers.The book integrates theory, calculations and practical design, technology, experimental schemes and applications. With the expansion and further development of Laser technology, the wavelength spectrum of Lasers had to be enlarged, even to be tunable which requires the use of nonlinear optical and Laser tunable technology. It systematically summarizes and integrates the analysis of international achievements within the last 20 years in this field.

12."Independent Variables for Optical Surfacing Systems: Synthesis, Characterization and Application" by Haobo Cheng
“Independent Variables for Optical Surfacing Systems: Synthesis, Characterization and Application” Book Review: This book has been designed for B.Tech / M.Tech students studying electrical or electronics engineering. Teachers can also use this book as reference. Research students, PhD students and professionals can also use this book. This book discusses the characterization and application of independent variables of optical surfacing systems. This book also introduces the basic principles of surfacing technologies and common surfacing systems. All the pivotal variables influencing surface quality are analyzed. This book also explains various evaluation methods for surface quality. The removal capability of tool influence functions, and a series of novel optical surfacing systems are also introduced. The book also particularly focuses on the multipath mode and dwell time used for deterministic surfacing.


8. Electromagnetic Theory and Optics

1."Electromagnetic Theory And Optics" by V K Shrivastava
“Electromagnetic Theory And Optics” Book Review: This book talks about the basic concept related to electromagnetism and spectra. The book covers electromagnetism-equations, waves, radiation, momentum, relativity, acceleration and dispersion. It also explains about emission and absorption, energy distribution, etc. refraction, lenses and chromatic aberration. Topics such as telescope, microscope and prism aberration, spectra, velocity of light, electronic bonds and wave mechanics and diffraction are explained in detail. Spectrometer, interference and interferometers are also reviewed. These topics are explained using appropriate diagrams for better understanding.

2."Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light" by Max Born and Emil Wolf
“Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light” Book Review: It is the expanded edition textbook covering the Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light. It covers the theory on scattering of scalar, electromagnetic waves, Born series and the Rytov series. Book also explains about interference with broad-band light, Rayleigh-Sommerfield diffraction theory and energy conservation in scalar wave fields. Topics like X-ray diffraction by crystals are also described in the book. This book can be a good reference for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers working in the area of optics.

3."Electromagnetic Theory and Geometrical Optics (Classic Reprint)" by Professor of Mathematics Emeritus Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Morris Kline
“Electromagnetic Theory and Geometrical Optics (Classic Reprint)” Book Review: This book talks about the relationship of electromagnetic theory to geometrical optics. It covers the mathematical part of geometrical optics and its equations. Ultra-high frequency problems are also covered. Book explains the relation between Maxwell’s theory and geometrical optics.

4."Electromagnetic Theory for Microwaves and Optoelectronics" by K Zhang and D Li
“Electromagnetic Theory for Microwaves and Optoelectronics” Book Review: It is a textbook useful for first year graduate students on the topic of electromagnetic fields and waves. It also covers the areas of microwaves and optoelectronics. This book covers the physical and mathematical foundations of electromagnetic theory. It also describes the topics such as field analysis of electromagnetic waves confined in material boundaries. Topics like guided waves, electromagnetic waves in open space, scalar diffraction theory and active devices are also reviewed. The book can be read by researchers and engineers.

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