Contains new chapters on ultrafast characterization techniques, laser flash photolysis, and the electro-optic effect, as well as expanded coverage on nonlinear optics in fibers and pulsed two-beam coupling.

Details the components of complex photographic lenses, astronomical telescopes, visual and afocal systems and terrestrial telescopes, and lens design optimization. Discusses geometrical optics principles, thin lenses and spherical mirrors, spherical aberration, and diffraction in optical systems.