This updated and enlarged new edition presents a comprehensive and dedicated overview of the fundamentals and modem applications of coherent optics. Starting with the basic principles of coherence,the authors give detailed insights into the theory and applications of interferometry, holography, Fourier optics, and nonlinear optical phenomena. Especially, the chapters on current topics in nonlinear optics provide an understanding of modern implementations.Numerous examples and exercises with complete solutions help the readers to deepen their knowledge. This completely revised edition is intended for advanced students and active scientists working in this field.

1.History of Optics

 1.1 Past

 1.2 Present

 1.3 Future

Problems

2.The Main Areas of Optics

2.1 Geometrical Optics

 2.2 Wave Optics

 2.3 Quantum Optics

 2.4 Statistical Optics

3.Fundamentals of Wave Optics

 3.1 Maxwell's Equations

 3.2 The Wave Equation

 3.3 Waves

3.3.1 One-Dimensional Waves

3.3.2 Plane Waves

3.3.3 Spherical Waves

3.3.4 Bessel Waves

3.3.5 Evanescent Waves

3.3.6 Polarized Waves

 3.4 Intensity of a Light Wave

Problems

4.Coherence

 4.1 Temporal Coherence

 4.2 Spatial Coherence

 4.3 Spatiotemporal Coherence

 4.4 Complex Representation of the Light Field

 4.5 Stellar Interferometry

 4.6 Fourier Spectroscopy

 4.7 Intensity Correlation

Problems

5.Multiple-Beam Interference

 5.1 Fabry-Perot Interferometer

 5,2 Mode Spectrum of a Laser

5.2.1 Interference Spectroscopy

5.2.2 Difference-Frequency Analysis

 5.3 Dual-Recycling Interferometer

Problems

6.Speckles

 6.1 Intensity Statistics

 6,2 Speckle Sizes

 6,3 Speckle Photography

6.3.1 Double-Exposure Technique

6.3,2 Time-Average Technique

 6,4 Flow Diagnostics

 6.5 Stellar Speckle Interferometry

Problems

7.Holography

 7.1 Principle of Holography

7.1.1 Hologram Recording

7.1.2 Image Reconstruction

7.1.3 Location of the Images

7.1,4 Phase Conjugation

 7.2 The Imaging Equations of Holography

 7.3 Holographic Arrangements

7.3.1 In-line Holograms

7.3.2 Reflection Holograms

7.3.3 Transmission Holograms

7,3.4 White-Light Holograms

7.3.5 Rainbow Holograms

 7.4 Holographic Cinematography

 7.5 Digital Holography

7,5,1 Direct Simulation

7.5.2 Simulation with Square Light Waves

7.5.3 Digital hologram recording and reconstruction .

Problems

8.Interferometry

 8.1 Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

 8.2 Sagnac Interferometer

 8.3 Holographic Interferometry

8.3.1 Real-Time Method

8.3.2 Double-Exposure Method

8.3.3 Time-Average Method

 8.4 Theory of Holographic Interferometry

8.4.1 Real-Time and Double-Exposure Method

8.4.2 Time-Average Method

8.4.3 Time-Average Method in Real Time

Problems

9.Fourier Optics

 9.1 Scalar Diffraction Theory

9.1.1 Fresnel Approximation

9.1.2 Fraunhofer Approximation

 9.2 Fourier Transform by a Lens

 9.3 Optical Fourier Spectra

9.3.1 Point Source

9.3.2 Plane Wave

9.3.3 Infinitely Long Slit

9.3.4 Two Point Sources

9.3.5 Cosine Grating

9.3.6 Circular Aperture

9.3.7 Compound Diffracting Systems

 9.4 Coherent Optical Filtering

9.4.1 Low-Pass Filter or Spatial Frequency Filter

9.4.2 High-Pass Filter or Dark Field Method

9.4.3 Phase Filter or Phase Contrast Method

9.4.4 Half-Plane Filter or Schlieren Method

9.4.5 Raster Elimination

9.4.6 Demonstration Experiment

9.4.7 Holographic Filters

9.4.8 Pattern Recognition

Problems

10.The Laser

 10.1 The Laser Principle

 10.2 Laser Rate Equations

 10.3 Stationary Operation

 10.4 Stability Analysis

 10.5 Transient dynamics

10.5.1 Relaxation Oscillations

10.5.2 Q-Switching

10.5.3 Cavity Dumping

 10.6 Chaotic Dynamics

 10.7 Synchronization

Problems

11.Ultrafast Optics

 11.1 Properties of Ultrashort Pulses

11.1.1 Time-Bandwidth Product

11.1.2 Chirped Pulses

 11.2 Generation of Ultrashort Pulses

11.2.1 Principle of Mode Locking

11.2.2 Methods of Mode Locking

11.2.3 Sonoluminescence

11.2.4 Chirped Pulse Amplification

 11.3 Measurement of Ultrashort Pulses

 11.4 Optical Gating

 11.5 Optical Coherence Tomography

Problems

12.Nonlinear Optics

 12.1 Two-Wave Interaction

12.1.1 Two-Photon Absorption

12.1.2 Two-Photon Ionization

 12.2 Three-Wave Interaction

12.2.1 Second-Harmonic Generation

12.2.2 Sum-Frequency Generation

12.2.3 Difference-Frequency Generation

12.2.4 Optical Parametric Amplifier

 12.3 Four-Wave Interaction

 12.4 Multi-photon Interaction

12.4.1 Frequency Multiplication

12.4.2 Multi-photon Absorption and Ionization

 12.5 Further Nonlinear Optical Phenomena

 12.6 Nonlinear Potentials

 12.7 Interaction of Light Waves

12.7.1 Three-Wave Interaciion

12.7.2 Scalar Three-Wave Interaction

12.7.3 Second-Harmonic Generation

12.7.4 Optical Parametric Amplifier

12.7.5 Optical Parametric Oscillator

12.7.6 Three-Wave Interaction in the Photon Picture.

Problems

13.Fiber Optics

  13.1 Glass Fibers

13.1.1 Profile

13.1.2 Guided Waves

13.1.3 Attenuation

  13.2 Fiber Sensors

  13.3 Optical Solitons

13.3.1 Dispersion

13.3.2 Nonlinearity

 13.4 Fiber-Optic Signal Processing

Problems

A.The Fourier Transform

A.1 One-Dimensional Fourier Transform

 A.2 Two-Dimensional Fourier Transform

 A.3 Convolution and Autocorrelation

 A.4 Properties of the Fourier Transform

 A.5 Selected Functions and Their Fourier Transforms

Problems

B.Solutions of Problems

References

Index