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Optics, the book, is a classic text designed to provide a comprehensive exploration of light and its interaction with matter. It meets the requirements of a course on Optics for undergraduate students of Science and Engineering discipline. The eighth edition of the book comes with several careful revisions in the text, colorful illustrations, and numerous worked-out problems, making it an indispensable resource for students, researchers and professionals alike. Salient Features: Geometrical Optics including ray paths in graded index fibers and in rainbows. Detailed analysis of topics like Interference, Diffraction and Polarization of Light Waves. Detailed description of Propagation, Reflection, Refraction of Electromagnetic Waves. Four chapters on Lasers and Fiber Optics. Detailed conceptual understanding of Quantum Theory & Entanglement. Three chapter on Special Theory and Relativity, including the derivation of E=mc