About the Book

The book is written in accordance with the revised syllabus of  Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow w.e.f. 2008-09. The text of this book is simple, coherent and complete; thus the students can easily understand the subject and prepare for the examinations with full confidence.

Salient features:

· Illustrations and diagrams are used in effective way to make the difficult topics easy

· Mathematical steps are clear, step-by-step and complete

· Covered large number of questions on each topic from previous examination papers of different universities

· Solved numerical examples on every topic

· Large number of numerical problems are given after each chapter

Contents

1. Relativistic Mechanics

2A. Interference

2B. Diffraction

3A. Polarisation

3B. Lasers

4A. Fibre Optics

About the Author

Ashutosh Asthana obtained his Post Graduate degree in first division from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, with specialization in Nuclear Physics. He is a recipient of Gold Medal during graduation and got fellowship from the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He has qualified CSIR- UGC, N.E.T and GATE in Physical Sciences. He is actively involved with the innovation in sciences at the junior level. Currently he is Senior Lecturer in Physics at Bansal Institute of Engineering & Technology, affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow. He had participated in many National and International Conferences. He had participated at ‘IIIT Allahabad, in ‘Noble Laureate Conclave’ held in December 2008 and recently at Summer School on ‘Renewable energy based Technology’ at National Institute of Technical Teachers training and Research held in August 2009 at Chandigarh.