Front Cover; Progress in Optics, Volume XXXIX; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; CHAPTER I. THEORY AND APPLICATIONS OF COMPLEX RAYS; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic Equations of Geometrical Optics; 3. Properties of Complex Rays; 4. Complex Rays in Physical Problems; 5. Gaussian Beams and Complex Rays; 6. Distinctive Aspects of Complex Geometrical Optics; 7. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER Il. HOMODYNE DETECTION AND QUANTUM-STATE RECONSTRUCTION; 1. Introduction; 2. Phase-Sensitive Measurements of Light; 3. Quantum-State Reconstruction; 4. Quantum States of Matter Systems; Acknowledgments.

Appendix A. Radiation Field QuantizationAppendix B. Quantum-State Representations; Appendix C. Photodetection; Appendix D. Elements of Least-Squares Inversion; References; CHAPTER llI. SCATTERING OF LIGHT IN THE EIKONAL APPROXIMATION; 1. Introduction; 2. The Eikonal Approximation in Non-Relativistic Potential Scattering; 3. Eikonal Approximation in Optical Scattering; 4. Applications of the Eikonal Approximation; 5. Conclusions and Discussions; References; CHAPTER lV. THE ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM OF LIGHT; 1. Introduction; 2. The Paraxial Approximation; 3. Nonparaxial Light Beams.

4. Eigenoperator Description of Laser Beams5. Generation of Laguerre-Gaussian Modes; 6. Other Gaussian Light Beams Possessing Orbital Angular Momentum; 7. Second-Harmonic Generation And Orbital Angular Momentum; 8. Mechanical Equivalence of Spin and Orbital Angular Momentum: Optical Spanners; 9. Rotational Frequency Shift; 10. Atoms and the Orbital Angular Momentum of Light; 11. Atoms and Multiple Laguerre-Gaussian Beam Configurations; 12. Motion of Mg+ in Multiple Beam Configurations; 13. Atoms And Circularly Polarized Light; 14. Spin-Orbit Coupling of Light; 15. Conclusions.

AcknowledgementsReferences; CHAPTER V. THE OPTICAL KERR EFFECT AND QUANTUM OPTICS IN FIBERS; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical Perspective; 3. The Optical Kerr Effect; 4. Quantum Optics In Fibers -- Practical Considerations; 5. Quadrature Squeezing; 6. Quantum Nondemolition Measurements; 7. Photon-Number Squeezing; 8. Future Prospects; Acknowledgements; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Contents of Previous Volumes; Cumulative Index.