Problems of Wave Optics | S. E. Frish

We now come to a small booklet titled Problems of Wave Optics by S. E. Frish.
The book starts with history of wave theory and contributions of
various people like Huygens, Young, Fresnel, Newton and takes on the
theoretical framework which explains the observed phenomena.

This
booklet acquaints the reader in a popular form with the basic features
of modern wave theory of light. New advances in optics, in particular
sources of coherent radiation, lasers, are discussed, and prospects
outlined for their application in photography and microscopy.

The
booklet is intended for specialists, students school teachers and a wide
range of readers interested in problems of theoretical and experimental
physics.

This book is a part of a series called as “Knowledge Series”
the logo is a at top right corner of cover.

The book was translated from the Russian by V. Kisin and was first published by Mir in 1976 with  a second reprint in 1982.

Contents

Introduction 7
Basic Features of the Wave Theory of Light 10
Classical Experiments on Interference of Light 24
Optical Image 30
Image and Its Processing from the Stand point of the Theory of Information 39
The Use of Phase Relations 47
Lasers as Sources of Coherent Radiation 53
Holography 60