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Optik Friedrich Herrmann ,Universität Karlsruhe, pdf-file

Skripte angewandter Optik Horst Dötsch,Universität Osnabrück

Optik Peter Ryder, Universität Bremen, pdf-file

Quantenoptik Alfred Laubereau and Andreas Brodschelm, Technische Universität München, dvi- and ps-file

Geometric Optics Richard Fitzpatrick, University of Texas at Austin, pdf-file

Wave Optics Richard Fitzpatrick, University of Texas at Austin, pdf-file

Textbooks

Optics, an online physics textbook Benjamin Crowell, the Light and Matter series of online introductory physics textbooks

Visualization and Demonstration (Java Applets etc.)

Applet by Phillip Dukes

Refraction of Light Demonstration Applet

Applet by Michael Fowler

Group Velocity and Phase Velocity

Applets by Sirtaj Singh Kang

Straight Edge Diffraction

Single Slit Diffraction

Applets by Daniel Roth

Polarization

Interference

Law of Refraction

Applets by Fu_Kwun Hwang

Propogation of Electromagnetic Wave

Wave Propagation - Reflection/Refraction

Rainbow

Thin Lens (converging/diverging lens/mirrors)

QuickTime Movies by Manash Mukherjee

Thin Lenses and Spherical Mirrors

Wave/Pulse/Beat

Optics

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