Deals with photonics in free space and special media such as anisotropic
crystals. * Covers all important topics from Fourier optics, such as the
properties of lenses, optical image processing, and holography to the Gaussian
beam, light propagation in anisotropic media, external field effects,
polarization of light and its major applications. * The book is self-contained
and is suitable as a textbook for a two-semester course. * Provides a
particularly good discussion of the electromagnetics of light in bounded media.
* Only book that treats the two complementary topics, fiber and integrated
optics. * Careful and thorough presentation of the topics that makes it well
suited for courses and self study. * Includes numerous figures, problems and
worked-out solutions. * Heavily illustrated with over 400 figures specially
formatted to aid in comprehension.
