Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics, Third Edition, contain everything a student, scientist, or engineer requires to actively work in the field. From the design of complex optical systems to world-class research and development methods, this definitive publication provides unparalleled access to the fundamentals of the discipline and its greatest minds.

Contributors; Brief Contents of All Volumes; Editors' Preference; Preface to Volume I; Glossary and Fundamental Constants; Part 1: Geometrical Optics; Chapter 1. General Principles of Geometrical Optics; Part 2: Physical Optics; Chapter 2. Interference; Chapter 4. Transfer Function Techniques; Chapter 5. Coherence Theory; Chapter 6. Coherence Theory: Tools and Applications; Chapter 7. Scattering by Particles; Chapter 8. Surface Scattering; Chapter 9. Volume Scattering in Random Media Chapter 10. Optical Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Lineshapes; Chapter 11. Analog Optical Signal and Image Processing; Part 3: Polarized Light; Chapter 12. Polarization; Chapter 13. Polarizers; Chapter 14. Mueller Matrices; Chapter 15. Polarimetry; Chapter 16. Ellipsometry; Part 4: Components; Chapter 17. Lenses; Chapter 18. Afocal Systems; Chapter 19. Nondispersive Prisms; Chapter 20. Dispersive Prisms and Gratings; Chapter 21. Integrated Optics; Chapter 22. Miniature and Micro-Optics; Chapter 23. Binary Optics; Chapter 24. Gradient Index Optics; Part 5: Instruments; Chapter 25. Cameras; Chapter 26. Solid-State Cameras; Chapter 27. Camera Lenses; Chapter 28. Microscopes; Chapter 29. Reflective and Catadioptric Objectives; Chapter 30. Scanners; Chapter 31. Optical Spectrometersl; Chapter 32. Interferometers; Chapter 33. Holography and Holographic Instruments; Chapter 34. Xerographic Systems; Chapter 35. Principles of Disk Data Storage; Index