"Version: 20220901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to optical evanescence -- 1.1. Overview -- 1.2. Applications to biochemistry and cell biology -- 1.3. Ray picture of total internal reflection -- 1.4. Maxwell's equations and wave numbers -- 1.5. Causes of evanescence : a physical view2. Total internal reflection theory -- 2.1. Rays and TIR -- 2.2. Waves a…