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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iU%Gvf^?'5 @bqCs^U35 Publisher: Dover Publications
LG<lZ9+y Number Of Pages: 336
B. P64"w Publication Date: 1989-06-01
*?K`T^LS ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
W^=89I4] ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
$}KYpSV Binding: Paperback
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t91CxZQ^s 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.
+:'Po.{" oC7#6W:@w Summary: Best in its class
b%PVF&C9W Rating: 5
A+F-r_]}db ~ml\| his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
\pzvoj7{ 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
\3LD^[qi 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).
>8JvnBFx= 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.
rk. UW !k s<VJh 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…
,o}[q92@w $ 1dI Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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^@19cU?q i@I %$!cB If you’re studying optics in a college class using Hecht’s classic text, or if you are an engineer who needs an overview of the subject, this is a good practical and economical introduction to the subject. However, be aware that this book is short on two components - details of derivations of mathematical formulas and illustrations. That is not to say they do not exist, it is just to say that at several points during the book I could have been aided in my comprehension by either an illustration or derivation that simply wasn’t there.
%@xYg{ ?x[>g!r There are end of chapter exercises included, and there are solutions to selected odd problems in the back of the book. However, there are no details as to how those solutions were arrived at. If you are an engineer, the only way to really be sure that you understand a subject is to solve problems. Thus I suggest Schaum’s Outline of Optics by Hecht for that task. Often the solutions to problems in that outline are the mathematical details that are missing in this book!
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=[jBOx& Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
;<][upn 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
.N'UnKz 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
7>~iS@7GV 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
CTP% 1.4 Alternative Ways of Representing Harmonic Waves
hN:Z-el 1.5 Group Velocity
C=b5[, UCB 1.6 The Doppler Effect
Qdn:4yk Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
?#[K&$} 2.1 General Remarks
f7W=x6Z4 2.2 Energy Flow. The Poynting Vector
*7v PU:Q[ 2.3 Linear Polarization
ueg X 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
\bsm#vY, 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
0iB1_)~ 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
w[+!c-A:H 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
7,4x7! 2.8 The Brewster Angle
e5/_Vga 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
zSH#j RDV 2.10 Phase Changes in Total Internal Reflection
[<`+9R 2.11 Reflection Matrix
37[C^R!1c Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
0IdD 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
WE"'3u^k 3.2 Young’s Experiment
y5ExEXa 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
<f*0 XJ# 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
jl@8pO$ 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
z? aDOh 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
}* t~&l0 3.7 Spatial Coherence
zKutx6=aj 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
={Hbx>p 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
4<Y?#bm' Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
*,pqpD> 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
`2oi~^. 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
?l (hS\N, 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
B::? 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
+W1rm$Q Chapter 5 Diffraction
&Xav$6+Z1J 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
OG+ $F 5.2 Fundamental Theory
|eqDT,4 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
tc',c},h~, 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
O`=Uq0Vv 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
[Wh 43Z 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
%Fv)$ :b 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
#n"/9%35f` Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
GND[f} 6.1 General Remarks
9T1G/0k- 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
|H4'*NP" 6.3 The General Wave Equation
ZZ(@:F 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
1:t>}[Y 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
34=0.{qn 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
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9wC; m : 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
Xy{+=UY 6.9 Optical Activity
h]#)41y< 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
k.ZfjX" 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
1 W u 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
#L)rz u Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
Z7^}G=* 7.1 Thermal Radiation
1#(1Bs6X 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
f-<6T 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
SXEiyy[7v 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
"->:6Oe2 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
>g&`g}xZQ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
v`&Z.9!Tz^ 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
8(}sZ)6 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
:m\KQ1sq 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
1%,Z&@^j 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
]YP?bP,: 7.11 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
g$b*# Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
: [y(<TLw 8.1 General Remarks
hbeC|_+ 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
* 5n:+Tw( 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
^U}0D^jDeE 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
pQNFH)=nw 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
"}! rM6 h 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
Z3dd9m#.] 8.7 Fine Structure of Specturm Lines. Electron Spin
^|C|=q~: 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
7,TWCVap 8.9 Molecular Spectra
_ LNPB$P 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
N6;Z\\&0^q Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
0, /x# 9.1 Introduction
.a*$WGb 9.2 Stimulated Emission and Thermal Radiation
<Xx\F56zp 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
l i-YkaP 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
ydQS"]\g 9.5 Laser Oscillation
''uI+>Y 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
m+vEs,W. 9.7 Gas Lasers
h86={@Le 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
b U NYTF{ 9.9 Dye Lasers
Q8?D}h 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
W#j,{&KVn 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
ozLJ#eOE9 9.12 The Ring Laser
>nQyF Chapter 10 Ray Optics
mx~sxYa 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
k5D'RD 10.2 Lenses
KU,w9<~i( 10.3 Ray Equations
I?>T"nV +' 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
Tm\[q 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
BA,6f?ktXS Appendix I Relativistic Optics
4- _lf(#i 1.1 The Michelson-Morley Experiment
x[UO1% _o- 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
VU9P\|c@< 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
s2~dmZ_B|_ 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
*K'ej4"u References
Jr)`shJ" Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
9Z'eBp 4/?}xD|? Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
KVxb"|[ Rating: 5
% Au$E&sj % VpBB This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
<C;>$kX "R@N|Qx' 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.
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+yI2s4Z UUu-(H-J 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.
#G` , JyC&L6[]Z Summary: For the price Great
]31XX= Rating: 5
9ox|.68q h;qy5KS 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.
8G&+ uhB!k-ir One word of caution, I think some graduate school background in Physics and Math is needed for engineers. I am an engineer (
{@__%=`CCS 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.
ih |Ky+ ! %aBJ+V F Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
ggc?J<Dv Rating: 4
x9"4vp ;+34g6 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.