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Light and Color.
This eight volume encyclopedic work comprehensive overview of various aspects of light, including the history, basic properties, and applications of light and color.
This classic work covers most aspects of light and color. It is appropriate for an overview of both the basic and advanced properties of light.
Explores the interplay between light and color in nature and art, discussing topics such as the physics of color, color perception, and color mixing.
This popular college text is suitable for an overview of the fundamental properties of light. It has a good balance between physical concepts and mathematical treatments.
This standard undergraduate textbook on optics. It provides a clear and comprehensive overview of basic and applied optics.
Covers the CIE system of colorimetry, a standardized system for describing and measuring color.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the physics of color, covering topics such as light, color vision, and color perception.
This comprehensive text covers the basic principles and applications of lasers. It provides detailed treatments of topics such as laser gain, laser resonators, and nonlinear optics.
Provides a modern treatment of Fourier optics, including applications in imaging, signal processing, and optical communications.
This widely-used textbook covers the fundamentals of fiber optics, including topics such as fiber structure, wave propagation, and fiber amplifiers.
Introduces the principles and techniques of nonlinear and quantum optics, including topics such as quantum entanglement, squeezed states, and Bose-Einstein condensation.
Provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject of polarized light, covering topics such as birefringence, wave propagation, and optical activity.
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