This revised edition of the book continues to meet the requirements of undergraduate students of science and engineering for their course on 'Optics'.

Highlights of the Third Edition

Balanced coverage of modern and traditional topics and application orientation.

New Sections on

• Ray path in Parabolic index media


• Febry-Perot Etalon


• Wollaston and Rochon Prism


• Jones'Calculus


• Monochromaticity of Laser Beam & Fiber Laser


• Parabolic Index Fiber.

Pedagogical improvements include

• 'Important Milestones' at the beginning of each chapter and 'Summary of Important Results' at the end.
• Several new worked examples are added.