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A Adaptive Optics, Astronomy B C Color, Communications, Components, Crystals D Design, Detectors E Electrooptics, Ellipsometry F Fiber Optics, Fourier, Fundamentals G General, Gratings H Holography I Imaging, Infrared, Instruments, Integrated Optics, Introductory J K L Lasers, Lenses, Lighting M Manufacture, Materials, Measurement, Mechanical, Mirrors N Nonlinear Optics O Optical Processing P Photography, Propagation Q Quantum Optics R Radiometry S Sensors, Storage T Thin Film Coatings U V Vision W XYZ

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Astronomy
Touring the Universe Through Binoculars Harrington ,

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Color
Color : An Introduction to Practice and Principles Kuehni ,

Communications
Optical Communication Receiver Design Alexander ,

Components
Mirrors, Prisms, and Lenses Southall , Dover
Prism and Lens Making Twyman , Hilger

Crystals
Optical Waves in Crystals Yariv and Yeh , John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Design
A System of Optical Design Cox , Focal Press
Aberrations of the Symmetrical Optical System Welford , Academic
Applied Optics and Optical Design Shannon and Wyant , Academic
Applied Optics and Optical Design Conrady , Oxford, Dover
Applied Optics, A Guide to Optical System Design Levi ,
Astronomical Optics Schroeder , Academic
Electro-Optical System Design : For Information Processing Wyatt ,
Elements of Modern Optical Design O'Shea , John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Handbook of Optical Design MIL-HDBK-141 ,
Introduction to Matrix Methods in Optics Gerrard & Burch ,
Introduction to Modern Optics Fowles , Dover
Lens Design Fundamentals Kingslake , Academic Press, Inc.
Modern Geometrical Optics Herzberger , Interscience
Modern Lens Design : A Resource Manual SmithW. ,
Modern Optical Design Smith, W.,
Modern Optical Engineering Smith, W. , McGraw-Hill
Optical Aberration Coefficients Buchdahl , Oxford
Optical System Design Kingslake , Academic
Optical System Design Nussbaum ,
Optical System Design : A Practical Approach Fischer ,
Optical System Design Analysis and Production for Advanced Technology Systems Fischer ,
Practical Computer-Aided Lens Design Smith ,
Practical Optical System Layout Smith ,
Procedures in Applied Optics Strong , Dekker
Reflecting Telescope Optics Wilson ,
Technical Optics Martin , Pitman
Telescope Optics Rutten & van Venrooij , Willmann-Bell
Telescopes and Accessories Dimitroff and Baker , Blakiston
Telescopic Optics Rutten and Van Venrooij , Willmann-Bell
The Art and Science of Optical Design Shannon , Cambridge U. Press
The Optics of Rays, Wavefronts and Caustics Stavroudis ,
The Zeiss Index of Photographic Lenses Merte , WPAFB
Useful Optics Welford ,

Detectors
CCD arrays, JDC Publishing & SPIE Optical Engineering Press. Holst ,
Optical Radiation Detectors Dereniak and Crowe , John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Solid-State Imaging with Charge-Coupled Devices Theuwissen , JDC Publishing & SPIE Optical Engineering Press, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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ElectroOptics
Electrooptics : Phenomena, Materials and Applications Agullo-Lopez ,

Ellipsometry
Ellipsometry and Polarized Light Azzam and Bashara ,

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Fiber Optics
Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers : Fundamentals and Technology Becker ,
Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers : Principles and Applications Desurvire ,

Fiber Bragg Gratings: Fundamentals and Applications in Telecommunications and Sensing

#0-89006-344-3, Artech-House

Fiber-Optic Communication Systems Agrawal , Wiley
Fiber Optic Test and Measurement Derickson ,
Fiber Optics Handbook Allard , McGraw-Hill
Introduction to Fiber Optics Crisp, John ,
Nonlinear Fiber Optics Agrawal , Academic Press
Optical Fiber Amplifiers : Design and System Applications Bjarklev ,
Understanding Fiber Optics Hecht ,

Understanding Optical Fiber Communications

#0-89006-478-4, Artech-House

Wavelength Division Multiple Access Optical Networks Borella ,
Nonlinear Optical Communication Networks Iannone ,
Optical Fiber Telecommunications III Kaminow and Koch ,
Optical Networks : A Practical Perspective Ramaswami ,

Fourier Optics
Coherent Optical System Design Hooijmans ,
Fourier Methods in Optical Design Linfoot , Focal
Introduction to Fourier Optics Goodman , McGraw-Hill
Introduction to Statistical Optics O'Neill , Addison-Wesley
Introduction to the Optical Transfer Function Williams and Becklund , Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Linear Systems, Fourier Transforms, and Optics Gaskill , Wiley
Physical Optics Wood , Macmillan
Statistical Optics Goodman , John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Systems and Transformations with Applications in Optics Papoulis , Robert E. Krieger Publishing Co.
The Fourier Transform & Its Applications Bracewell , McGraw-Hill
The New Physical Optics Notebook: Tutorials in Fourier Optics Reynolds and Thompson , SPIE Press
Wave Theory of Optics Hopkins , Oxford

Fundamentals
Fundamentals of Optics Jenkins & White , McGraw-Hill
Fundamentals of Photonics Saleh , Wiley
Geometrical and Physical Optics Longhurst , Longman
Optical Engineering Fundamentals Walker ,

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General
Achievement in Optics Bouwers , Elsevier
Applied Optics Levi , Wiley
Applied Optics and Optical Conrady ,
Applied Optics and Optical Engineering Kingslake , Academic
Burle Electro-Optics Handbook Burle Industries, Lancaster, PA ,
Engineering Optics Habell and Cox , Pitman
Handbook of Optics Driscoll , McGraw-Hill
Optical Terms and Definitions MIL-STD-1241 ,
Progress in Optics Wolf , Elsevier, Amsterdam
The Handbook of Optics , McGraw-Hill

Gratings
Diffraction Gratings Hutley , Academic Press
Diffraction Gratings and Applications Loewen and Popov , Marcel Dekker, Inc., ISBN 0-8247-9923-2

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Holography
Lasers and Holography : An Introduction to Coherent Optics Kock ,
Light in Flight or the Holodiagram : The Columbi Egg of Optics Abramson ,
Optical Pattern Recognition : Using Holographic Techniques Collings ,

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Imaging
Advances in Imaging & Electron Physics Hawkes ,
Introduction to Real-Time Imaging Dougherty ,

Infrared
Infrared Photon Rogalski ,
Infrared Radiation Hackgorth , McGraw Hill
Infrared Systems Engineering Hudson , Wiley
Introduction to Infrared System Design (Tutorial Texts in Optical Engineering) Wolfe and O'Shea ,
Optical Design Fundamentals for Infrared Systems Riedl ,
The Infrared & Electro-Optical Systems Handbook Zissis , ERIM & SPIE

Instruments
16-mm Projectors MIL-P-49 ,
Basic optics and optical instruments Dover ,
Building Scientific Apparatus Moore, Davis, & Coplan , Addison Wesley
Glass Reflectors, Gunsight MIL-R-6771 ,
Optics and Optical Instruments Johnson. ,
Slide Projectors JAN-P-246 ,

Integrated Optics
Millimeter Wave and Optical Dielectric Integrated Guides and Circuits Koul ,

Introductory
Concepts of Classical Optics Strong , Freeman
Fundamental of Optical Engineering Jacobs , McGraw-Hill
Fundamentals of Optics Jenkins and White , McGraw-Hill
Insight into Optics Heavens ,
Introduction to Classical and Modern Optics Meyer-Arendt ,
Introduction to Modern Optics Fowles ,
Introduction to Optics Pedrotti and Pedrotti ,
Introduction to Optics and Optical Imaging Scott ,
Light Ditchburn , Wiley
Modern Optics Brown , Reinhold
Optical System Design Primer Fischer ,
Optical System Design, Analysis, and Production : Proceedings of Spie Fischer ,
Optics Hecht and Zajac , Addison-Wesley
Optics Hecht. ,
Photonics Saleh and Teich , Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Principles of Optics Born and Wolf , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
The Principles of Optics Hardy and Perrin , McGraw-Hill
Theory of Optics Drude , Dover

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Lasers
Lasers Milonni and Eberly , John Wiley & Sons
Lasers Siegman , Tony
Long-Wavelength Semiconductor Lasers, Agrawal andDutta , Van Nostrand Reinhold
Semiconductor Lasers: Past, Present and Future Agrawal , American Institute of Physics

Lenses
Anamorphic Projection Lenses MIL-L-19427 ,
The Lens and all its Jobs Ray , Focal Press

Lighting
Applied Illumination Engineering Lindsey ,
Architectural Lighting Design Steffy ,
Energy Effective Industrial Illuminating Systems : Design and Engineering Considerations Chen ,
Harnessing Light National Research Council ,
How to Design and Install Outdoor Wilson ,
Lamps and Lighting Coaton ,
Lanterns That Lit Our World Hobson ,
Lighting the Electronic Office Steffy ,
Simplified Design of Building Lighting Schiler ,
The Landscape Lighting Moyer ,
The Outdoor Lighting Pattern Book Leslie ,

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Manufacture
Amateur Telescope Making Ingalls , Scientific American
Drawings for Optical Elements and Systems MIL-STD-34 ,
Optical Workshop Principles Deve , Hilger
Precision Optical Glassworking Zschommler , Macmillan/SPIE
Scratch and Dig for Opaque Coatings MIL-C-48497 ,
Scratch and Dig Specifications MIL-O-13830 ,
Thermosetting Optical Cement MIL-A-003920 ,

Materials
Aerial Photography Window Glass MIL-G-1366 ,
American Institute of Physics Handbook Various , McGraw-Hill
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics ,
Growth, Processing, and Characterization of Semiconductor Heterostructures Gumbs , Materials Research Society
Handbook of Physical Constants of Solids Palik , Academic Press
Handbook of Thermo-Optic Coefficients of Optical Materials With Ghosh ,
Optical Black Paint MIL-P-47160 ,
Optical Waves in Crystals Yariv and Yeh ,
Plastic glasses Raine , Chapman and Hall
Plate Glass MIL-G-16592 ,
Selected Papers on Gradient-Index Optics Moore , SPIE Press

Measurement
Light Measurement Handbook International Light ,
Optical Methods of Engineering Analysis Cloud ,

Mechanical
Electromechanical System Interaction With Optical Design Gowrinathan

An Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems Engineering

#0-89006-581-0, Artech-House

Introduction to Opto-Mechanical Design Daniel Vukobratovich ,
Mounting Lenses in Optical Instruments Yoder ,
Opto-mechanical Systems Design, 2nd Ed. Yoder , Marcel Deckker, Inc.
Optomechanical Engineering Handbook Ahmad ,
Packaging Optical Elements MIL-O-16898 ,

Mirrors
Front Surface Aluminized Mirrors MIL-M-13508 ,

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Nonlinear Optics
Contemporary Nonlinear Optics Agrawal and Boyd , Academic Press
Elements of Nonlinear Optics Butcher and Cotter ,
Introduction to Nonlinear Optical Effects in Molecules and Polymers Prasad ,
Nonlinear Optics Boyd , Academic Press
Nonlinear Optics Sauter ,
Optical Instabilities Boyd , Cambridge University Press
Optical Resonance and the Two-Level Atom Allen and Eberly , John Wiley & Sons
Principles of Nonlinear Optics Shen ,

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Optical Processing
Design Issues in Optical Processing Lee , Cambridge Press
Fundamentals of Digital Optics : Digital Signal Processing in Optics and Holography Iaroslavskii ,
Signal Processing Using Optics Boone , Oxford University Press

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Photography
A History of the Photographic Lens Kingslake , Academic Press ISBN 0-12-408640-3
Applied Photographic Optics Ray , Focal Press
Biomedical Photography Vetter , Focal Press
Camera Systems Ray , Focal Press
Focal Encyclopedia of Photography , Focal Press
High Speed Photography and Photonics Ray , Focal Press
Optics in Photography Kingslake ,
Photographic Chemistry and Processing Pocket Book Ray , Focal Press
Photographic Data Pocket Book Ray , Focal Press
Photographic Enlarging in Practice Ray with Taylor , Focal Press
Photographic Imaging and Electronic Photography Pocket Book Ray , Focal Press
Photographic Lenses Neblette , Morgan & Morgan ISBN 0-87100-070-9
Photographic Lenses MIL-STD-150 ,
Photographic Lenses and Optics Pocket Book Ray , Focal Press
Photographic Optics , Academic Press.
Photographic Optics Greenleaf , Macmillan
Photographic Printing and Enlarging Pocket Book Ray , Focal Press
Photographic Technology and Imaging Science Pocket Book Ray , Focal Press
Scientific Photography and Applied Imaging Ray , Focal Press
The Focal Encyclopaedia of Photography , Focal Press.
The Focalguide to Camera Accessories , Focal Press.
The Focalguide to Close-ups Ray , Focal Press
The Focalguide to Larger Format Cameras Ray , Focal Press
The Lens in Action Ray , Focal Press
The Mamiya Book , Focal Press.
The Manual of Photography Ray with Jacobson and Attridge , Focal Press
The Minolta Way , Focal Press.
The Photographic Lens Ray , Focal Press
The Photographic Lens Brandt , The Focal Library
The Photographic Lens,2nd edition Ray , Focal Press
Understanding Photography Cavendish. ,

Propagation
Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Bohren and Huffman ,
Optical Scattering : Measurement and Analysis Stover ,
Quasioptical Systems : Gaussian Beam Quasioptical Propagation and Applications Goldsmith ,

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Quantum Optics
Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics Mandel and Wolf , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

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Radiometry
Radiation & Optics Stone , McGraw-Hill
Radiometric System Design Wyatt. ,
Radiometry and the Detection of Optical Radiation Boyd , Wiley & Sons

Remote Sensing
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Application Green ,
Remote Sensing Digital Image Analysis Richards , Springer-Verlag

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Sensors
Introduction to Wavefront Sensors Geary

Magnetic Sensors and Magnetometers

#1-58053-057-5, Artech-House

Understanding Smart Sensors, Second Edition

#0-89006-311-7, Artech-House

Storage
Magneto-Optical Recording Gambino ,
Optical Document Security Van Renesse ,
The Physical Principles of Magneto-Optical Recording Mansuripur ,

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Thin Film Coatings
Antireflection Coatings MIL-C-675 ,
Design of Optical Interference Coatings Thelen , McGraw-Hill
Interference Filters MIL-STD-810 ,
Optical Properties of Thin Films Heavans , Butterworth's
Optical Properties of Thin Solid Films Heavens ,
Optical Thin Films : Users Handbook Rancourt , McGraw-Hill
Optics of Thin Films Vasicek , North Holland
Physics of Thin Films Hass , Academic
Thin Film Optical Filters Macleod , McGraw-Hill
Vacuum Deposition of Thin Films Holland , Wiley

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Vision
Optics and Vision Pedrotti ,
Physiological Optics Zoethout , Professional Press
The Physiology of the Eye Davson , Blakiston
Vision and Visual Perception Graham , John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

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