Excellent book for the basics
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Covers all the basics very well. A bit weak on some of the most recent developments (non-linear optics and laser optics for instance).
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An essential for those studying Optics
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This book is an absolute must for all students studying Optics at University level. It is certainly a necessity for those studying Physics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. The basics are covered simply, but completely, and more advanced topics are covered more qualitatively than quantitatively
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The optical choise
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I came across Hecths books on optics when I was working with my college, dr. Waage Skrýmslið, on a phenomenon known as Hornarfjarðarljósbjögun (a.k.a. SR-Mjöl). I was doing some research at the library when I came across that book. I stole it from the library brought it back to our dr. Skrýmslið lab. We fought for the book for days and finally decided to share it. The next few weeks we even slept together, with only that book to seperate us. The book came in handy aswell doing our research and we solved the Hornarfjarðarljósbognunar problem (see our books "Hornafjarðaljósbjögun, the problem scoped and solved", "How to get to Hornafjörður without meeting SRJ" and "Hornafjarðarljósbognun for experts".
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Excellent Optics Intro, and also good reference book
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This book is constantly referred to by those who have been practicing in the field of optics for years and years, but also serves as an excellent introduction to optics. The explanations are simple, clear and direct. The explanations in Hecht often settle complicated arguments on esoteric regions of optics, by reducing the argument to first principles and clear, concise descriptions.
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