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Looking for a book on optics.

Overblood · 2009-02-22 00:46:37

Can anyone recommend a good book on optics? An introductory book or a college textbook. Preferably up-to-date! Thanks

22-02-2009 12:46am

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Overblood

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Can anyone recommend a good book on optics? An introductory book or a college textbook. Preferably up-to-date! Thanks

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#2 23-02-2009 7:07pm

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try the feynman lectures. not too sure what volume its in but i found it very helpful with first and second year optics. and if youre studying physics, then you should already have a copy of it knocking about....

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#3 23-02-2009 8:04pm

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I just pulled out Feynmans Lectures on Physics there - Optics is covered in volume two, if you're interested. You should give a look through the Textbooks section on the top of this forum, I think I remember reading someone mentioning the so called "bible" of optics - can't remember its name, though.

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#4 23-02-2009 8:11pm

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Try Optics, by Eugene Hecht.

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#5 28-02-2009 10:09pm

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Hecht is good, but I remember using Introduction to Modern Optics in 3rd year. It's a good basic book and still one that I refer to from time to time.

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