The most comprehensive and up‎-to‎-date optics resource available Prepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America‎,‎ the five carefully architected and cross‎-referenced volumes of the Handbook of Optics‎,‎ Third Edition‎,‎ contain everything a student‎,‎ scientist‎,‎ or engineer requires to actively work in the field‎.‎ From the design of complex optical systems to world‎-class research and development methods‎,‎ this definitive publication provides unparalleled access to the fundamentals of the discipline and its greatest minds‎.‎ Individual chapters are written by the world‎'‎s most renowned experts who explain‎,‎ illustrate‎,‎ and solve the entire field of optics‎.‎ Each volume contains a complete chapter listing for the entire Handbook‎,‎ extensive chapter glossaries‎,‎ and a wealth of references‎.‎ This pioneering work offers unprecedented coverage of optics data‎,‎ techniques‎,‎ and applications‎.‎ Volume IV covers optical properties of materials‎,‎ nonlinear optics‎,‎ and quantum optics‎.‎