1. B.D. Guenther is Adjunct Professor of Physics, Duke University. He received his undergraduate degree
from Baylor University and his graduate degrees in Physics from University of Missouri. He has had research
experience in Condensed Matter and Optical Physics. For nine years he was active in Research Management as a
Senior Executive in the Army, responsible for the Physics Research sponsored by the Army. After retiring from the
government Dr. Guenther held the position of Interim Director of the Free Electron Laser Laboratory and Executive
Director at Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics and Communication Systems at Duke University. He has taught
undergraduate Optics for over twenty years and this book is an outgrowth of that experience.
Modern Optics is a fundamental study of the principles of optics
using a rigorous physical approach based on Maxwell’s Equations.
The treatment provides the mathematical foundations needed
to understand a number of applications such as laser optics,
fiber optics, and medical imaging covered in an engineering
curriculum as well as the traditional topics covered in a physics-
based course in optics. In addition to treating the fundamentals
in optical science, the student is given an exposure to actual
optics engineering problems such as paraxial matrix optics,
aberrations with experimental examples, Fourier transform
optics (Fresnel-Kirchhoff formulation), Gaussian waves, thin films,
photonic crystals, surface plasmons, and fiber optics. Through
its many pictures, figures, and diagrams, the text provides a good
physical insight into the topics covered. The course content can
be modified to reflect the interests of the instructor as well as the
student, through the selection of optional material provided in
appendixes.
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Modern Optics
Second Edition
B.D. Guenther
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