Introduction to Modern
Optics By Grant R. Fowles,介绍现代
光学的经典书籍 (djvu格式), Amazon评价4星半。
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wOF";0EN )=%TIkeF Publisher: Dover Publications
=>X" Number Of Pages: 336
m.w.h^f$& Publication Date: 1989-06-01
Uq^-km#a ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
89\DS!\x9 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
:4/37R(~l8 Binding: Paperback
u:M)JG /<Yz;\:Jy A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
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@ ('/NjTZ 9z kRwrQ his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
c|<E~_.w@ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
q.!<GqSgb 2) Short but concise on
key subjects. To do that, you have to skip a lot of intro/background or equations, that’s why there are references and citations (and better bricks/bug killers).
ph>0?Z =bn 3) This is an intro book but also serves well as a refresher. This is intermediate level to advanced level for non-physicists, as it assumes good understanding of calculus.
{8T/;K@ )<[)7` To be fair, the book is not without flaws. One obvious is the name implied recent advances (although different people use modern optics differently), while the book was last revised in 1975. Nonetheless, the key component of modern optics are mostly there, unless you are into cutting edge advances. It might be more appropriate to name it as “intro to physical optics”, then again the author added a section of ray optics at the end of the book…
T,/:5L9 1h#e-Oyff Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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wf2v9.;X:< >,a$)z If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
'g:.&4x_w 'f-8P There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
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hj,y l& Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
1C+d&U 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
Sy"!Q%+| 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
@G^m+- 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
U?=-V8#M| 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
wyB 1.5 Group Velocity
vbEO pYCS 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Ni>!b6Z`[ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
~_a$5Y 2.1 General Remarks
MJ<jF(_= 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
c]68$;Z7 2.3 Linear Polarization
X=jHH=</ 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
T&^b~T(y 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
WB 5M![ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
#oJ%i+V 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
R?HuDxHk 2.8 The Brewster Angle
S!h=HE 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
tL]T_]z 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
n!&F%|o^^ 2.11 Reflection Matrix
Z $Fm73 Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
'$5Qdaj 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
){4 ! 3.2 Young’s Experiment
rIeOli:< 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
#=,c8"O 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
O96%U$W 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
#vzt6x@* 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
yb) a 3.7 Spatial Coherence
w+gPU1|(r 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
GDYFhH7H 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
_b9>ZF~ Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
;s?,QvE{r# 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
YI?tmqzt 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
$S/EIN c 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
1*?L>@Wdy 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
),XDY_9K Chapter 5 Diffraction
BHt9$$Z| 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
`JcWH_[ 5.2 Fundamental Theory
0t%`jY~% 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
B-h@\y 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
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ZMGC@4^F 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
6iS7Hao" Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
dy4~~~^A 6.1 General Remarks
lX64IvG8+o 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
t'[`"pp= 6.3 The General Wave Equation
aSIoq}c( 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
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t:YMF$Z 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
ZhFlR*EQ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
> ,x``- 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
\?vn0;R4 6.9 Optical Activity
f@0Km^a Uc 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
5=Il2 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
|Q$Dj!!1P 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
84/#,X!=s Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
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fvRqt)Ks 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
|eqp3@Y1E 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
_Uhl4Mh 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
v G~JK[ 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
IU\h,Ug 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
~0rvrDDg 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
MH=Ld=i 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
9yp'-RKjw 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
JZ/T:Hsh4 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
5C-XQS1 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
$V;0z~&!' Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
q^6l`JJ 8.1 General Remarks
x5b .^75p$ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
3*N0oc^m 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
(#nB90E{* 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
W!JEl|] 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
JtxitF2 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
;&XC*R+ 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
w,LB 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
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k0,]2R 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
ZUS06#t} Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
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*mn"GK6 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
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T}Wse{ 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
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?;ZnD(4? 9.9 Dye Lasers
zA|)9Dq 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
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w!OYH1ds]_ 9.12 The Ring Laser
_+}f@&" Chapter 10 Ray Optics
j|LO g 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
S7b7zJ8A 10.2 Lenses
Y)7\h:LIg 10.3 Ray Equations
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u56F;y 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
= VMELk!z Appendix I Relativistic Optics
UQjYWXvi 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
bSa]={}L( 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
GjbOc 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
nI/kX^Pd 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
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o w;a7 Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
o90[, 9&{HD Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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*S'?u_Y7 'r rnTd c This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
# ELYPp]6 .x1.` Y It’s a beautifully concise and remarkably clear introduction to the main principles of modern optics - the ones that you are going to need over and over again as you continue into the subject.
qyjVB/ko G6s3\de#U This book gives you a great overview and set of basic foundations for every-day modern optics. I return to it often for little insights and reminders, even after 37 years in the business.
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A-u!{F HahA} Q Great book to revise theory on Dual nature of light. Its like a nice handbook on optics. A full blown version would be very even nicer, with a math section to remind ‘old’ engineering like myself.
B.~[m} Ss:'HH4 One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
N!<X%Ym I have a Phd, therefore it was easy for to me follow as I was reading), so I look at things slightly differently than Physicists.
,nJCqX~/G \W|ymV_Ki Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
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K6 ,d{n H%ScrJ#V I bought this book while taking an optics course using Hecht’s Optics 4th ed. I found Fowler’s book to be fairly useful, especially since I got to see optics from two different perspectives. The one really good thing about this book is it’s price, and makes it a good reference book. The downside is that since it’s quite short, it doesn’t cover everything, moves fairly fast, and has no examples. For the price I paid, however, I am quite satisfied.