TY - BOOK AU - Subrahmanyam, N. AU - Lal, Brij AU - Avadhanulu, M.N. TI - Textbook of optics SN - 9788121926119 U1 - 535 PY - 1966/// CY - New Delhi PB - S Chand & Company Limited KW - First order theory KW - Optical instrument KW - Reflecton's telescope KW - Spectrometer KW - Photometry N2 - Intended as a text for B.Sc. students of Physics, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental concepts and applications of optics in an easy-to-understand language. Throwing light on the development of various ideas on the nature and behaviour of light in chronological order, the book gives an introduction to Fermat's principle. In addition, it offers a detailed presentation of the various facets of ray optics, wave optics and quantum optics. Besides, the book also focuses on the principles and applications of photonics ER -