Progress in Optics

In the almost fifty years that have gone by since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series that have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments.

Invariant Optical FieldsQuantum Optics in Structured MediaPolarization and Coherence OpticsOptical Quantum ComputationPhotonic CrystalsLase Beam-Splitting Gratings

1. Propagation-Invariant Optical Fields (J.Turunen and A.T. Friberg). 2. Theoretical tools for quantum optics in structured media (D. Mogilevtsev and S. Kilin). 3. Polarization and Coherence Optics: Historical Perspective, Status, and Future Directions (C. Brosseau). 4. Optical Quantum Computation (T.C. Ralph and G.J. Pryde). 5. Science and Engineering of Photonic Crystals (K. Sakoda and J.W. Haus). 6. The Mathematical Theory of Laser Beam-Splitting Gratings (L.A. Romero and F.M. Dickey)