Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part one Preview
- 1 Some consequences of the wave equation
- Part two Geometrical optics
- Part three Paraxial optics
- Part four Waves in homogeneous media
- Part five Wave propagation through lenses
- Part six Aberrations
- Part seven Applications
- Appendix 1 Fourier transforms
- Appendix 2 Third order calculations
- Appendix 3 Ray tracing
- Appendix 4 Eikonals and the propagation kernels
- Appendix 5 Paraxial eikonals
- Appendix 6 Hints and problem solutions
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Some consequences of the wave equation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part one Preview
- 1 Some consequences of the wave equation
- Part two Geometrical optics
- Part three Paraxial optics
- Part four Waves in homogeneous media
- Part five Wave propagation through lenses
- Part six Aberrations
- Part seven Applications
- Appendix 1 Fourier transforms
- Appendix 2 Third order calculations
- Appendix 3 Ray tracing
- Appendix 4 Eikonals and the propagation kernels
- Appendix 5 Paraxial eikonals
- Appendix 6 Hints and problem solutions
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Ray and Wave Theory of Lenses , pp. 3 - 10Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995