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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]npsclvJ G)(vd0X1 Publisher: Dover Publications
-k4w$0) Number Of Pages: 336
IjshxNk Publication Date: 1989-06-01
?2RDd|# ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0486659577
N9SC\ ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780486659572
n8FmIoZ&` Binding: Paperback
C[4{\3\Va Za"m;+H<E A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, the quantum nature of light. Many applications of the laser to optics are integrated throughout the text. Problems and answers. 170 illustrations.
E}YJGFB7" e1Ne{zg~ Summary: Best in its class
:!'!V>#g Rating: 5
[WfigqY`b* 9 a$\l2 his is an easy 5 star. For those who gave it less, please think again:
?QJS6i'k 1) Title says: introduction. So don’t imagine it covers every equation there is. Get Wolf’s book if you like equations that much.
J*!_kg)>J 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).
uPbGQ :%} 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.
,$H[DX e$vvm bK. 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…
Zk={3Y t9U-c5bR Summary: More of an engineering than an academic viewpoint on optics
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6I<^wS9j_ EuJ_UxkG 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.
qk+RZ>T<o ZyJ-}[z 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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I:l/U-b7h Chapter 1 The Propagation of Light
pHftz-RS! 1.1 Elementary
Optical Phenomena and the Nature of Light
U8>M`e"D 1.2 Electrical Consants and the Speed of Light
1ZrJ7a7= 1.3 Plane Harmonic Waves. Phase Velocity
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WDF;`o*3 1.5 Group Velocity
?D\6@G:,#@ 1.6 The Doppler Effect
\>G :mMk/ Chapter 2 The Vectorial Nature of Light
j%q,]HCANh 2.1 General Remarks
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R(1N]> 2.3 Linear Polarization
r@30y/C 2.4 Circular and Elliptic Polarization
Z=I+_p_G 2.5 Matrix Representation of Polarization. The Jones Calculus
.='hYe. 2.6 Reflection and Refraction at a Plane Boundary
C/JFb zVx 2.7 Amplitudes of Reflected and Refracted Waves. Fresnel’s Equations
xY=%+o.?* 2.8 The Brewster Angle
-W\1n#J 2.9 The Evanescent Wave in Total Reflection
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x%`.L6rj 2.11 Reflection Matrix
4nz$Ja) Chapter 3 Coherence and Interference
N E/ _ 3.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition
4b@Awtk 3.2 Young’s Experiment
YCBcyE}p 3.3 The Michelson Interferometer
8q"C=t7 3.4 Theory of Partial Coherence. Visibility of Fringes
-#y^$$i0 3.5 Coherence Time and Coherence Length
#;lB5) oe 3.6 Spectral Resolution of a Finite Wave Train. Coherence and Line Width
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L7rEMq 3.8 Intensity Interferometry
-qDM(zR 3.9 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
!iHJ! Chapter 4 Multiple-Beam Interference
;,2;J3,pA 4.1 Interference with Multiple Beams
0]u=GD% 4.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
xULcS :Q 4.3 Resolution of Fabry-Perot Instruments
.B? J@, 4.4 Theory of Multilayer Films
*?`<Ea Chapter 5 Diffraction
<uf,@N5m 5.1 General Description of Diffraction
tB<2mjg 5.2 Fundamental Theory
Ir4M5OR\ 5.3 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
nuucYm%IF- 5.4 Fraunhofer Diffraction Patterns
)*m#RqLQ8 5.5 Fresnel Diffraction Patterns
G?e\w+}Pj@ 5.6 Applications of the Fourier Transform to Diffraction
qN@-H6D1= 5.7 Reconstruction of the Wave Front by Diffraction. Holography
|EpL~G_ Chapter 6 Optics of Solids
`9vCl@"IV 6.1 General Remarks
BIn7<.& 6.2 Macroscopic Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
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2+'4 m#@) 6.4 Propagation of Light in Isotropic Dielectrics. Dispersion
+]*hzWbe 6.5 Propagation of Light in Conducting Media
nB.u5 6.6 Reflection and Refraction at the Boundary of an Absorbing Medium
g+zfa.wQ 6.7 Propagation of Light in Crystals
wF.S ,| 6.8 Double Refraction at a Boundary
MVYf-'\^ 6.9 Optical Activity
{[tx^b 6.10 Faraday Rotation in Solids
2`V[Nb 6.11 Other Magneto-optic and Electro-optic Effects
-+H?0XN 6.12 Nonlinear Optics
g>&b&X&Y_ Chapter 7 Thermal Radiation and Light Quanta
SJd,l,Gg) 7.1 Thermal Radiation
D/<;9hw 7.2 Kirchoff’s Law. Blackbody Radiation
;R4qE$u2^ 7.3 Modes of Electromagnetic Radiation in a Cavity
&"/IV$H 7.4 Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation. The Rayleigh-Jeans Fo
AfqthI$*m 7.5 Quantization of Cavity Radiation
l6y*SW5+ 7.6 Photon Statistics. Planck’s Formula
,nnVHBN 7.7 The Photoelectric Effect and the Detection of Individual Photons
%.mHV7c)% 7.8 Momentum of a Photon. Light Pressure
T0F!0O ` 7.9 Angular Momentum of a Photon
WVkJ=r0Ny 7.10 Wavelength of a Material Particle. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
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n^+rxG6L Chapter 8 Optical Spectra
Hp1n*0%dZ& 8.1 General Remarks
n1;y"`gHk 8.2 Elementary Theory of Atomic Spectra
s<`54o , 8.3 Quantum Mechanics
laX67Vjv 8.4 The Schrödinger Equation
l99{ eD 8.5 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom
#CcWsI>+w> 8.6 Radiative Transitions and Selection Rules
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kE*OjywN 8.8 Multiplicity in the Spectra of Many-Electron Atoms. Spectroscopic Notation
Xx;4 8.9 Molecular Spectra
ry[NR$L/m 8.10 Atomic-Energy Levels in Solids
zSM;N^X 8? Chapter 9 Amplification of Light. Lasers
[(D^`K<b 9.1 Introduction
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18{" @<wIs 9.3 Amplification in a Medium
k\wcj^"cb 9.4 Methods of Producing a Population Inversion
Kulh:d:w 9.5 Laser Oscillation
=j$!N# L 9.6 Optical-Resonaor Theory
{I"`( 9.7 Gas Lasers
Lr ;PESV 9.8 Optically Pumped Solid-State Lasers
}3xZ`vX[T 9.9 Dye Lasers
iTpU4Qsj 9.10 Semiconductor Diode Lasers
UW@BAj@^@ 9.11 Q-Switching and Mode Locking
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1~_&XNb& Chapter 10 Ray Optics
HaiaDY) 10.1 Reflection and Refraction at a Spherical Surface
Btu=MUS 10.2 Lenses
fD:>cje 10.3 Ray Equations
mok%TK 10.4 Ray Matrices and Ray Vectors
;+W9EbY2 10.5 Periodic Lens Waveguides and Opical Resonators
;xMieqz Appendix I Relativistic Optics
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wNt-mgir-Q 1.2 Einstein’s Postulates of Special Relativity
InCo[ 8SI 1.3 Relativistic Effects in Optics
cV+x.)a. 1.4 The Experiments of Sagnac and of Michelson and Gale to Detect Rotation
N-9qNLSP References
WUesTA> Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems
L^Q q[> [Dou%\ Summary: A terrific little book to start with - and continue to use
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]Y%U5\$ $,v[<T` This book is a little gem - and it costs next to nothing.
YLO/J2[' #ekz>/Im* 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.
D3i`ehh !?%'Fy6t 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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jh|4Y( 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.
nL[zXl 7=gv4arRwt Summary: Decent, economical book for optics
:(o6^%x Rating: 4
y!;PBsU%Sx oF9c>^s 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.