To that end there are several goals: (1) to sustain an appreciation of the central role played by atomic scattering in almost everyaspect of Optics (2) to establish from the outset, the underlying quantum-mechanical nature of light (indeed, of all quantum particles), even as the book is grounded in traditional methodology. Optics is a fast-evolving field and this edition strives to provide an up-to-date approach to the discipline, all the while focusing mainly on pedagogy.
The creation of this 5th edition was guided by three overarching imperatives: wherever possible, to improve the pedagogy to continue to modernize the treatment (e.g., with a bit more on photons, phasors, and Fourier) and to update the content to keep pace with technological advances (e.g., the book now discusses atomic interferometers, and metamaterials).
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